DwZ@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · edit-25 days agoA driver who plowed through a group of cyclists in Arizona, killing 2 and injuring 11, faces a one year prison sentence. His driver’s license will also be suspended for six months.www.azfamily.comexternal-linkmessage-square103fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkA driver who plowed through a group of cyclists in Arizona, killing 2 and injuring 11, faces a one year prison sentence. His driver’s license will also be suspended for six months.www.azfamily.comDwZ@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · edit-25 days agomessage-square103fedilink
minus-squareExLisper@lemmy.curiana.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days agoI would be extremely surprised if anything happened to him. It’s not a movie.
minus-squareChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days agoAt the very least there are 13 big civil suits coming his way.
minus-squareExLisper@lemmy.curiana.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days agoThose still have to go through jury? What happens if he cannot afford a lawyer?
minus-squarePyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days agoThen he will have one appointed for him. It’s kinda the reason that public defenders exist.
minus-squareExLisper@lemmy.curiana.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days agoBut that is for criminal cases as far as I know. You will not get a public defender for civil case as far as I know.
minus-squarePyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days agoApparently so! Today I learned something new! Driver’ll prolly get shafted with court costs, tho…
I would be extremely surprised if anything happened to him. It’s not a movie.
At the very least there are 13 big civil suits coming his way.
Those still have to go through jury? What happens if he cannot afford a lawyer?
Then he will have one appointed for him. It’s kinda the reason that public defenders exist.
But that is for criminal cases as far as I know. You will not get a public defender for civil case as far as I know.
Apparently so! Today I learned something new! Driver’ll prolly get shafted with court costs, tho…