The Ethan Couch case has very little change since December last year when District Judge Jean Boyd decided that probation is the rightful course of action for Couch who accidentally killed accidentally because of drunkenness.
The hearing Wednesday indefinitely set the terms of the probation and the consequences for the accidental crime are minimal. The 16-year-old was ordered to be placed in a lock-down residential treatment center for an unidentified amount of time.
According to the Tarrant County district attorney's office, Couch will not be allowed to drive, drink alcohol or use drugs during the probation. His sentence could reach up to 10 years behind bars if he fails to follow the rules.
However, these terms have already been set the year before. Boyd's decision of putting Couch in a juvenile correction facility has even resulted in a frenzy of anger from the public. The defense was from a psychologist saying Couch was just a "poor, little rich boy abused by his parents who set no boundaries and gave him everything" he wanted except real parenting.
The condition was termed "affluenza," and of course the public didn't buy it. Defense attorney Reagan Wynn recently praised the judge's wisdom in keeping Couch from getting in behind bars.
Wynn said "It was ridiculous to think that we walked into court and said, 'Oh, this is a rich white kid,' and [Boyd] decided to probate him," Wynn said.
Ethan Couch lost control of a Ford F-350 pickup registered to his dad's company on June 15, 2013, causing 4 people to die and several others severely injured.
Police tests revealed drunkenness as the reason for the accident as Couch's blood alcohol tested at 0.24 percent, three times the legal limit for an adult and many, many times for what the law allows for a minor. Tests also showed Valium in Couch's system.
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