Donte Stallworth

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Originally Posted by barrett

Stallworth just got 30 days in jail for KILLING someone while driving drunk. Apparently the lower sentence was influenced by the fact that he had already reached a financial agreement with the family of the victim. And this is apparently normal practice for a sentence to be shorter if the settlement is reached ahead of time. Unbelievable. You should get more than 30 days for drunk driving without hurting anyone.

Stallworth was also facing a mandatory minimum of four years for his initial charges...presumably the plea was to lesser charges.

It should also be noted that after the month in jail, Stallworth will also spend an additional two years under house arrest. Obviously, that's a considerably lighter sentence than he was facing, but two years house arrest isn't trivial, either.