Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth began serving a 30 day jail sentence this Tuesday for DUI manslaughter. On March 14th, Mario Reyes was struck and killed by Stallworth as he was driving his Bentley home after a night out drinking at a swanky Miami hotel.
Stallworth has also reached a confidential financial settlement with the victim’s family in an attempt to avoid a potential lawsuit. Although the terms of the agreement have not been disclosed, Stallworth was covered by two insurance policies: a car insurance policy and a $5 million umbrella policy.
Stallworth told Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Dennis Murphy that he plans to get involved in drunken-driving education programs. He stated, "I accept full responsibility for this horrible tragedy, I will bear this burden for the rest of my life."  Stallworth originally faced 15 years in prison.
So here’s the question. How did someone facing 15 years in prison for DUI manslaughter manage to only receive a 30 day jail sentence? And apparently he doesn’t have to serve the full 30 days. According to his plea agreement, he only needs to serve 24 days of his 30 day sentence, receiving credit for the one day he already served when he was arrested and booked on April 2nd. In addition, he received an additional 5 days of credit due to a Florida state statute that says anyone who is sentenced to 30 days automatically gets five days' credit time served for every 30 days. Does that rule not make sense to others as well? You get 5 days credit for serving 30 days. Who makes these rules?
After his release from jail, Stallworth must serve two years of house arrest and spend eight years on probation.
Lyons said the plea agreement will allow Stallworth to resume his football career. Can someone please discipline Stallworth? The state won’t do it; can Commissioner Roger Goodell do something?
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