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Serious sentencing in front of Judge Middleton and I give my take on the dust up in the Parkland Shooter Trial.
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[@TheUluxian]

The drinker's defense attorney argues she needs help and treatment, yet the defendant herself refuses to acknowledge that she has a problem. All the treatment in the world won't help someone who won't admit they need help. And Judge Middleton isn't helping by giving her excuses. Alcoholics drink when they're grieving. We also drink when we're happy, sad, angry, surprised, disgusted sleepy, indifferent, and nauseated...

[@OneBadAssMoMo]

Nailed It!!!!

[@sacred6942]

There comes a time when a judge should be recused for preferential treatment.

[@the1only467]

I’ve seen more behavior unbecoming of a judge on these zoom cases than I’ve ever heard of in 20 years. Idk if things are that different in the Midwest and West Cosst than they are on the East Coast but none of this stuff would be tolerated by defendants, plaintiffs, lawyers, DA’s nor judges. Its helped me to understand why things are the way they are out west.

[@user-bo1rj2xu2s]

She was more embarrassed by the fact that the community found her behavior annoying than she was by the fact that this was her second OVI. Shame on her.

[@Sniperboy5551]

I mean, it makes sense. A DUI (even two) is a little bit more forgivable than being annoying.

[@ellendickey4769]

That people were avoiding her at Trivia nights should have been very humiliating for her. Is she going to dive into opioid use? (Will she toss her walker aside after this trial?) However, she committed a serious crime. She’s still drinking!!!

[@autodogdact3313]

Why not an Interlock device?

[@gwenstone9685]

@@autodogdact3313 I think because she’s so deep into denial. She’s still not getting it.

[@peggyhardt7326]

A drunk driver killed my nephew, my only nephew. He was 21. The drunk driver only received 3 years in jail...he ended up only serving 18 months. This was in St Clair County, Illinois. He not only took my nephew, my brother's only child, he took the last of our blood line....he killed our family tree. I will never, ever get over his death and the lenient sentence imposed on the person who took his life.

[@idonthaveanamenoone3526]

It's because the auto industry owns your country. People can drive and are encouraged to drive any single way they can, if they own their vehicle and pay for it. Cars rule you and own your souls. You cannot even walk down a street and have a conversation in America because the engines are everywhere loud and crazy. You cannot do anything in America without a car, or being struck by own while trying to avoid using one. They destroyed your country, and the massive amount of over represented drunks on the road reflect that. I'm so so sorry for your family and for your country.

[@vialogan]

Peggy, that's just awful. So upsetting. My heart goes out to you and your loved ones.

[@sushanart]

💖🙏🙌

[@registame2878]

So sorry to hear that… keep him your thoughts and remember all the good times that piece of scum cant take that away.

[@caricaturecontest7899]

I'm so sorry, so senseless. That idiot should have served more time and never be allowed to drive again

[@NO_BUSINESS]

Thank you for this clip. Today is my year anniversary of sobriety. 1 year of no alcohol and I've been through so much emotionally, this clip just re affirms I'm on the path I need to be. Stregnth and healing to everyone involved 🙏 Thank you Mike ❤️

[@jennauntnenehobbs4439]

@Laura Brazier Congratulations!🎉🎉🎉 Keep moving forward. Proud of you.❤

[@NO_BUSINESS]

@@jennauntnenehobbs4439 thank you! This clip was great timing! 😊 It's certainly an interesting time raw dogging life 😂😂. It's like living life in HD. Thanks for the kind wishes. ❤️

[@duneflower8279]

Wonderful! God be with you!

[@LawTalkWithMike]

Good job!

[@patscats2080]

Awesome!!! I’m so very proud of you. I’ve been sober a long time and I know how tough it can be at times. It does get better, it really does. We can do it.

[@genroc2005]

Having lost my son to a drunk driver I have zero sympathy for her!!!

[@csh43166]

I'm so sorry for your loss... 😢😞

[@genroc2005]

@@csh43166 thank you

[@qwerty13380]

Please tell us that the drunk spent years in prison.

[@genroc2005]

@@qwerty13380 he got twenty Eligible for parole in 5 That was in 2020

[@kimcee7980]

Z E R O !!! This judge should be reprimanded for such a biased sentencing

[@linhint6434]

56:15 That's a slap on the wrist. Her DUI victim is crippled for life and her punishment is practically nothing. What a crock. Then they try to insinuate that the place the accident occurred is a dangerous part of the road, etc. Makes me sick.

[@jackieraulerson2005]

As much as I love Judge Middleton, I feel like he and many of the other judges I watch are not as tough on drunk driving as I wish they were. When I was five, my mom was nearly taken out by a drunk driver. She sustained a bad head injury and trauma to her leg. That drunk driver was my dad. As I got older I learned that he drove drunk all the time. Drunk drivers are a menace to society, just as murderers are.

[@macking104]

not just drunk driving… last week the ticketing officer in judge Simpson’s area reduced many SPEEDING tickets to double parking tickets!

[@stcmichigan5434]

@@macking104 so what? That’s common practice. Speeding isn’t as dangerous as DUI. especially if it’s only 5-10 over.

[@magi267]

​@@stcmichigan5434 more accidents are caused by speeding than drinking.

[@afishynado6812]

Arguing after wrecking someone else's life by drunk driving that "She's more of a danger to herself than the community" doesn't fly with me.

[@Quitcoddlingscum]

Judge Middleton‘s motto is to always Enable and adore the criminals and do the minimum he can to them while simultaneously making their victims be the most unimportant part of it

[@piva1358]

Ditto

[@Dar123abc]

@@Quitcoddlingscum I dislike Middleton.

[@SnuffitLabs]

What amazes me is that if I were drunk and recklessly discharge firearm in my town, I'd get the book thrown at me and locked away for a long time. I apparently wouldn't if I get drunk and drive a 4000lb weapon around recklessly. The only fair conclusion I can come to is that my safety, wellbeing, and life are cheap in Michigan. Just give grandma another shot at killing someone before they do something to stop her. If she drives and kills someone now, the victim's blood is now on the hands of the state as well as hers. They knew she had a problem and they put her back out on the streets to run someone down.

[@falseking989]

DUI offenders that cause other people injury should get the maximum sentence. When she said: “I’m on opioids so I can’t drink wine.” That gaslit me.

[@artomies1972]

She cannot drink wine, so she drinks vodka. It is an obvious substitute. Comply with the doctors orders and still get that light 0,15 buzz.

[@autodogdact3313]

60 days seems so light, in sobriety court can they mandate an inpatient rehab after the 60 days? How can they give just 60 days and probation and have the possibility of her back on the road? It seems absurd to me, I had no idea that driving drink and seriously injuring someone would garner such a light sentence.

[@TrainingFanatic]

@@autodogdact3313 They will probably force her to install a breathalyzer in her car, so she cannot start it if she is over the limit. Maybe they will revoke her license?

[@autodogdact3313]

@@TrainingFanatic Good point, thanks.

[@rickarra1833]

Such BS. Years it should be. The other person's life ís screwed. IDC about her problem

[@hobbithubby5076]

30 days and a year of probation for nearly killing someone and barely pretending to be sorry about it! The prosecutor is an unbelievable professional for not loosing it in court. I’m pissed.

[@NC4E]

Me too. If she killed him it would’ve been YEARS but 30 days since he was only brutally injured and can’t walk without assistance

[@thedavidandtrista]

Came to read the comments before I watched the rest of this cause I knew if she got away with this I would throw my phone if I had to watch it what a joke!!!! Sometime I lose my faith in the court system

[@Sniperboy5551]

@Wolfdog momma It really depends on the state. Texas will throw the book at you, but Michigan is a Democrat state so their criminal laws are very lax.

[@scoutandastir]

This judge needs to take his skill set to youth soccer. This stuff is too serious for his temperment.

[@caricaturecontest7899]

Right. Agree 💯

[@debbiecrance1722]

The defense listed over 80 witnesses to testify and only called a little over 20 of them. That’s why she is upset. The jurors were removed before hand.

[@LawTalkWithMike]

👍

[@Hezabelle77]

Sounds like a tactic to challenge the State's financial commitment to continue through the time needed to depose and cross 80 people. May result in a deal offer? Just a thought.

[@marguaritetherese3156]

It was first thing in the morning and the judge was ready to bring the jury in. No doubt she wouldn't have liked it either way, but I think they were avoiding her direct question about who would be questioning the next witness and then the lead counsel stood and said they were resting. It just all came to a head.

[@MKLMom]

Really disappointed in Judge Middleton’s ruling. I wouldn’t want to be the one to tell the other gentleman that she got off so easily.

[@miketyson1717]

Wasn't he asking for 60 days only?

[@ChuckAtComicList]

Judge Middleton is a true renaissance man. Trivia player, stage actor, and the local historian who documents every event in town.

[@Quitcoddlingscum]

I thought back in the renaissance they actually believed in justice. Are you related to the drunken skank so that you are celebrating this lenient sentence? Do you care at all about what the drunken skank did to the other driver?

[@meeksywampus]

I live absolutely nowhere near Michigan, but I'm addicted to watching his proceedings with how fair the dude is. And very well spoken.

[@betsybabf748]

In the '90s we had Six Degrees of Separation with Kevin Bacon. Now in 2022, we can play Three Degrees of Separation with Judge Middleton. I think he knows more people than Bacon.

[@bethewalt7385]

The movie 6 degrees of separation starred will Smith, Donald Sutherland, and others...

[@JMM599]

So…hearing that the trivia crowd avoided her and thought that she was an obnoxious drunk was a wake-up call, but almost killing someone wasn’t??? That’s just messed up. Unfortunately, the only person who can change the Alcoholic is the alcoholic themself. It didn’t sound like she was ready to change.

[@annalawson6343]

I was a single mother with 2 children, one handicapped. I took Wellbutrin over 30 years. I have worked as a nurse over 40 years and now face a daily worry about my son after I am gone. I didn't have time to drink or take drugs. I had to be strong for us and provide. I handled grief from many lost loved ones and went to counseling when I needed it. You have to accept responsibility for both the good and bad you do. I have no pity for her.

[@CptColumbo]

Judge Middleton should work in the missing persons department. He knows everybody.

[@JAnKl17]

L O L

[@momsilk6072]

Watch some Code Blue Cam and see how much these officers go through with all these drunk people, and then judges/prosecutors only give them a slap on the wrist. No wonder it keeps happening!

[@ItsMeTracy2023]

Yes, great channel. I live in Wisconsin.

[@csh43166]

I agree - so many crimes continue to happen because there are no real consequences for breaking the law - unless someone ends up dead. Build more prisons, if need be. They bring jobs and income, and there seems to be a never-ending stream of scofflaws and serious offenders. Just my humble opinion.

[@LawTalkWithMike]

👍

[@vjcodec]

Having more public transit is very helpful to get rid of DUI cases. Some cities and places in the states are impossible to get from place tot place without driving.

[@llcleary]

Her grief seems to be taking priority over the many levels of loss her victim has suffered.

[@cparks1000000]

24:26 "His dog died." Judge Middleton really does know everyone (and their dogs).

[@Conscious700]

What is most disturbing is that Judge Middleton has seen her drunk on numerous occasions and states he wondered how she got home. So many people know she has a problem and knew she was driving drunk yet didn't say or report it. Even the judge.

[@jacksyoutubechannel4045]

What are they to do, unless they're her friends or family? To whom would they report her drinking that could do anything about it? I have no sympathy for her, but I know there's not a lot an bystander can do, unless they see her drinking, then driving off. It's one of those difficult things in the law, where everyone knows something bad is bound to happen, but there's just not recourse until it does. Much like a stalker.

[@RASeattle]

That's another reason he didn't want the case. He absolutely cannot apply things he learned from outside of court about the defendant's conduct, character, or uncharged criminal activity to his sentencing decision.

[@tracy7612]

​@@jacksyoutubechannel4045 - Anyone can speak up, report to police, call 911, if they see a drunk getting ready to drive.. There are lots of actions bystanders can take. These people are willing to kill, and should be punished severely.

[@nowasiwassaying...1699]

​@Tracy he says he wonders how she gets home which implies he isn't seeing her get ready to get into a car. You can't just call the cops and say someone is drunk and might drive but no, they aren't currently getting ready to drive away. There is nothing they can do. They can't wait around for hours to see if she might get behind the wheel. But yes, if you see someone drunk about to start driving, report it.

[@caricaturecontest7899]

Damn. Take away our license forever whether she's drinking or not.

[@Starsnu1]

Mike, The jury was NOT in the courtroom. The judge had asked for them to be brought into the courtroom, but ordered them back to the jury room when this occurred. So, they did not hear this exchange.

[@momsterzz]

If you go back, you’ll hear her say she wants the jury to leave

[@aick56]

The jury had not entered the courtroom. They were basically at the door to enter.

[@Starsnu1]

@@momsterzz As Amy comments below, the jury had not yet entered the courtroom. They had been summoned by the judge to be brought up, but had not yet arrived when this took place. If you go back to other videos of this, you will see that a no time did the courtroom stand to honor the jurors as they entered. The only time they were in the courtroom that day was sometime later when the judge had the defense team state to them that they had rested their case, and then she gave them instructions about sequestration during the deliberation process that will take place in several weeks.

[@jeffreyhouser1891]

Grandma has a serious addiction sign of a true addict " I did not feel intoxicated". I grew up with an alcoholic father who always drove drunk. He always said I feel fine and capable of driving drunk. She needs jail time period.

[@AmandaBooBerry]

A lot of people in the chat mentioned they thought pills were involved. I was a nurse and we saw a lot of misappropriation of meds from nurses and even docs. Home health care givers have a huge amount of access to meds without the training that other providers get. There's such temptation to skim drugs. Pain pills and anti-anxiety meds are easy to skim from elderly. It's a sad situation.

[@mrsannettelee]

The jury wasn’t in the room at the time they were just about to enter. This defence lawyer has been riding this judge and undermining her since day 1 I was so proud of the judge for standing up to her

[@thomasb7347]

It's clear that they have no case so they are hemming and hawing about every miniscule thing

[@ChaosZero.]

To be fair, that judge went hardcore from day1 for the death penalty and seemed pretty annoyed at the fact that she too had to do her job and sit through the entire thing and give the guy a fair trial. Like, "let's just execute this man and just get on with it". If you can't be unbiased, at least try and pretend to for the sake of your role. Still, executing somebody doesn't solve the core issue, as leaving these people to rot in prison and at the mercy of other inmates is often times worse than outright killing them. Sentencing them to the death penalty is just doing them a favour and giving them an easy way out for their crimes. But then again, the death penalty only exists in third world countries.

[@allendouglas63]

This is the Defense lawyers that have been the problem ... i think they are in sentencing phase if i recall correctly

[@thomasb7347]

@@allendouglas63 that's what I meant, the defense has no way to argue so they are just stringing it out as long as possible

[@jacksyoutubechannel4045]

@@ChaosZero. They wouldn't fight for their lives if they thought life was the worse punishment. (And if it were, by your own standard, wouldn't it then be cruel to sentence them to life in prison -- a punishment worse than death?) Thankfully, the U.S. has never cared what other countries do. We wouldn't be the only country in the world with free speech if we did.

[@nikit0r]

I quit drinking just over a year ago, and I didn’t notice the significant, positive changes until about 6 weeks. Those were the improvements that kept me going. I feel like more than 30 days could’ve been more beneficial to her, but hopefully the probation helps get her there, too. Granted, I’m not an alcoholic like it seems she is, I quit because I was concerned about heading that direction. So she may be further gone..I really hope this whole situation is the wake-up call she needs..His tangent seemed like a lot, but I do think it actually got to her.

[@Sniperboy5551]

I’ve taken up drinking and it’s nice.

[@jeff0247598]

This woman is like many other older women I've seen, they are absolutely ALLERGIC to accountability. Anything that will show them in negative light they will seek to deflect, minimize or claim some type of victim status. I think the judge needs to sting her significantly with the sentence to humble her.

[@tinamedallis49]

Not all of us, some of us blame ourselves for everything

[@registame2878]

@@tinamedallis49 but still tend to hurt/affect others

[@y2ksurvivor]

They've been like that their entire life in most circumstances.

[@rosemaryarmitage3391]

When people drink normally know that they will be getting into their car. But you know this will never learn. It will never end. If it not drinking it is speeding.

[@bend3rbot]

To be fair, as second class citizens, victim claims and denial have been the most significant cards women have had available to play any game for the last 1500 years.

[@victoriataylor4814]

She's already been a danger to the community. She needs to take responsibility for her actions.

[@lindamccracken8235]

Mike….I know people telling you Jury was OUT IF ROOM- Totally different scenario - Defence DESERVED THIS-long overdue !

[@LawTalkWithMike]

👍

[@Jennylouise87]

Deborah's expressions! Love it! And I love the trivia night stuff! Also. He's not being rude, he's trying to get her to see she's an alcoholic!

[@w.a3670]

Judge Middleton is a living breathing encyclopaedia of his entire community, that's a curse and a blessing🤣

[@Paula-po9kx]

Thank you Mike. 30 days is not long enough for a drunk driver causing serious injuries, I hope she gets some help with her alcohol abuse.

[@Sniperboy5551]

I’d argue that anything more than a month is more retributive rather than rehabilitative. Jail can help an addict detox, but spending too much time there can really screw someone up.

[@Mouse_Lyne]

I was fuming when the defense attorney plead that his client needed help AFTER the judge explained she denied having a problem in the first place. If you can’t take responsibility for your actions and ask for help, no one can help you. It’s up to you to be accountable and take that first step. I’m only a few minutes in now, if she doesn’t get some jail time I swear I’ll lose my mind.

[@lisahere859]

Trivia Night was a wake up call. Judge buying it 🤣

[@LawTalkWithMike]

😂

[@mikejordan6183]

Cant believe the judge essentially gave a character reference from the bench.

[@Justcallmerita]

Mike, the judge did not go off on the defense in front of the jury. I watched it.

[@lego65100]

The jury came back in, and the judge basically told the jury that it was *her own* fault, to avoid the jury being biased against the defendant based on the cheesy unprofessionalism of the defense team.

[@larky3487]

I haven't watched all.of it, but damn the judge is done with this trial

[@LawTalkWithMike]

👍

[@thudthud5423]

I worked with a young lady during a summer several years ago who had just graduated high school. She was a very bright, very pleasant person with her entire life before her. Everyone was very impressed with her. When fall came, she and a few friends loaded up a car with their belongings and headed south to go to college. Another driver decided to fill himself with booze the same night they were driving and he couldn't figure out which side of the freeway to drive on. He ended up murdering her and her friends (and I think himself) when he collided with them head on. Drunk driving is a serious crime. Driving drunk is like taking out a gun and shooting across the street at the wall of a building. The intent of the person might not to hurt anyone, but the fact is the decision to do that endangers everyone walking on the sidewalk in front of that building (which would be other drivers and anyone unfortunate enough to be in the same vehicle with the drunk driver). Of course, that doesn't include the fact that "shooting the gun" (driving drunk) also endangers the "shooter" (drunk driver), so I guess its also like playing Russian roulette.

[@mrmisanthrope7613]

This should have been a six month sentence, thirty days doesn’t cure a drunk or send the right message to people.

[@fayej6591]

The sad thing is that the penalties are not applied evenly…. Locally in the same year there were two DWIs that resulted in someone dying. One perpetrator was a prominent professional who could afford a prominent local lawyer… got no jail time. The other perpetrator was a joe-schmo…got 18 months. SMH

[@jamesplymire5342]

Kind of a rare thing with this case, the drunk driver actually got seriously hurt also. I get angry when i see drunk drivers injure or kill the other party only to literally walk away from the crash themselves unharmed.

[@thiawilliams6984]

Sad......ending..... thank you Debbie for trying to protect the public....disappointed in Judge Middleton.

[@momsterzz]

He really should have recused himself

[@MrsMRC-]

Every time I see Debbie I respect her more!

[@Cochise6666]

You've started to become my go-to channel to play while I'm driving. This is a VERY prestigious position to hold in my entertainment protocol.

[@valerieparker9794]

What??!! I think the right number of days is much higher than given for someone still in denial who caused serious bodily harm and was way over the legal limit.

[@aliciabarnett4029]

I have been keeping up with shooter case, and this was definitely long overdue. The defense has been seriously inappropriate and unprofessional throughout sentencing and apparently this was the last straw.

[@marilynglazier9794]

Middleton frustrates me so I barely watch his court dockets. He let's people get away with way too much and in this case he is putting others in further danger by not giving her a longer jail time. She has no incentive to stop drinking.

[@Quitcoddlingscum]

I watched one case where a tenant landlord was before him, the tenant was absolutely terrorizing the other residence, doing everything she could including allowing bedbugs to run rampant in her apartment and judge Middleton’s only concern with this didn’t affect her ability to get another apartment. He didn’t care in the least bit about what she done to the other tenants as long as she didn’t suffer for it

[@jodemit655]

I hope the victim takes everything from her in a civil suit!

[@gwynluv5447]

I totally agree. He's too lenient in most of the cases I watch of his and I already think in general the justice system is too lenient. There are too many charges dismissed and lessened, too many plea deals offered, and in fact they are expected by all parties, including the judges. It should be no surprise that criminals reoffend. Very disappointing case.

[@gwynluv5447]

@@Quitcoddlingscum I saw that case as well and I was stunned. Simpson is also fairly lenient on tenants.

[@Quitcoddlingscum]

@@gwynluv5447 Oh I hope all the landlords in that area were watching that so they know who not to rent to. Hopefully in spite of Judge Middleton’s best efforts the rest of the world won’t give her a big hug and a kiss and tell her it’s perfectly fine to terrorize everyone

[@anneirenej]

Can we just acknowledge how Judge Middleton is a trivia game fan/player possibly. Love him even more knowing this.

[@JacaboBlanco]

He knows the entire trivia scene 😆

[@afishynado6812]

I wonder if he'd be up for Jury Jeopardy like the judge in the Rittenhouse case.

[@thaddeuscosse9527]

@@afishynado6812 lol they would get along great.

[@Quitcoddlingscum]

You love a judge who just basically released a drunken skank to injure another innocent person? Are you related to the drunken skank? To be celebrating his lenient sentence you Must not value the victim of the skank exactly like Judge Middleton doesn’t

[@WoodworkerDon]

And a thespian in community theater productions.

[@jogsingumboots]

Thanks so much for showing this! I don't socialize with many women my age (52) because they all almost all trying to play victim, it's so sad watching your age group not take responsibility for their actions.

[@rickarra1833]

I am so sick of excuses and reduced charges. When will people be held accountable for their own actions. Quit giving people the easy way out, maybe they will use the pea sized brain they have before they do things.

[@Quitcoddlingscum]

As long as those judges like Judge Middleton you can absolutely guarantee this will continue to happen because he has their back and they know it

[@Grimm299]

Maybe she SHOULD have had to go before Simpson

[@jennstewart3003]

Especially with DUIs, DWIs, and OWIs.... She absolutely she should be spending a significant amount of time incarcerated.

[@jorobs4935]

@@Quitcoddlingscum-are you trying to say these things won't happen if people got maximum jail time? What are the stats for maximum jail time opposed to less time or no time and mandatory programs?

[@Quitcoddlingscum]

@@jorobs4935 it won’t happen for a much longer time if they spend a long time behind bars and I am thinking that the drunk skank needs to be behind bars as long as her victim still suffers from the injury. Give somebody a lifelong injury, you don’t get out at all and therefore you cannot ever heard anyone again. Or at least you can’t hurt a decent human being what you do to the people behind bars isn’t a concern to any normal human

[@lindamccracken8235]

Extremely light sentence for the obvious deception & injuries to the victim-

[@DaveHanson]

A friend of mine was killed by a drunk driver so I usually have zero sympathy for them, but this woman clearly needs to get help before she does kill someone.

[@sixbrigands]

Traffic injuries are treated with such kid gloves in America. You can kill someone with your car and you might not even be charged. 60 (30 deferred) days is a joke. No justice for maiming someone.

[@Ty-bz7zx]

Disappointingly weak and ineffectual punishment imho. Doesn't matter what your going through or why, You can NOT disable or kill anyone you want because your "mourning" or "Depressed".

[@lionxwarrior3004]

This is some real backward small town BS. The judge goes easy on sentencing the drunk driver because he knows her personally. This is the sort of thing that provokes street justice.

[@mharris5047]

Judge Middleton goes easy on everyone. Him knowing her didn't affect her sentence in the slightest.

[@stinger51505]

When she mentioned her friend John Rice I was expecting judge Middleton to say… I remember when his truck broke down right at the intersection. Bob Haney came out and helped move it off the road.

[@chuckd853]

Love the prosecutors facial expressions when the judge starts talking about seeing the defendant drunk on multiple occasions. 🤣

[@patscats2080]

You know, she could drink all she wants and does whatever wants, just get an Uber! Or a ride with a friend. The point she cannot admit it is a huge 🚩

[@Quitcoddlingscum]

Why should she quit? She knows nothing is going to happen to her as long as judges like this we’re gonna bend over backwards to make sure she’s safe to do it again

[@christina5kids16grands]

That’s the bottom line. Zero admission of the issue everyone except her sees.

[@ropesgal]

She sent the jury back out

[@LawTalkWithMike]

👍

[@soksoko]

My ex FIL only got 2 years on his 3rd DUI, where he ran on top the other vehicle into the sunroof into the woman’s head. Messed her up to this day. 2years was not enough.

[@DianaBamaRN]

Debbie is about to go through that screen! If he doesn’t give her a decent jail sentence she is going to lose it!

[@zatoth13]

Even Debbie Davis is giving signs that this is embarrassing. This is on court record not only she was stinking drunk, but the judge bore witness to this outside of a courtroom.

[@mharris5047]

DUI law is way too strict in the US. No one is impaired at a .08 (I have driven at that level thousands of times as for decades I was still above a .08 when I got out of bed the next morning after drinking, unfortunately I am an alcoholic and quit drinking in 2006). In my experience and from what I have seen the minimum for actual impairment is a .15 unless there are other drugs on board as well. It is questionable whether this chick was even impaired since she was not tested for other drugs. An anti-depressant isn't likely to impair that much. Nevertheless, the US's attitude and attempt to ban drinking alcohol through the back door with the insanely low threshold for making driving criminal (in 49 states) has caused people great harm and hassle without good reason.

[@pj89-96]

My cousin was killed on his graduation night leaving his graduation by a drunk driver! He didn't make it home for his graduation party and he was the oldest child so the 1st to graduate so everyone was so excited. His dad has never been the same, that was his 1st born son and he blamed himself for letting him drive himself that night. It's destroyed their entire family. The drunk driver got a few scratches and a couple of years prison. He showed no remorse because he doesn't remember doing it, he doesn't even remember driving his car that night. I don't feel sorry for anyone that drinks and drives. I also had a neighbor that her 17 yr old son and 16 yr old girl friend was killed by a drunk driver coming back from the movies, he'd just left the bar. That too destroyed those two families. Again the driver walked away and got a couple of years and probation. They buried the kids side by side, one of the saddest funerals I have or will ever experience 😢

[@thaddeuscosse9527]

"She felt like her father was mistreated at the end of his life...". So she made the decision to drink and she impacted someone else's life permanently. For that you'll get 30 days. Lol what??? Civil lawsuit inbound

[@Nutnboujee]

Props to this GORGEOUS attorney who sat still thru all of this!💜👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@Jahtutson]

I hate when people say inanimate objects are dangerous. Guns, intersections. I driver has warnings and can slow down, it's not the intersection that's dangerous. That should not be a consideration in sentencing.

[@OVRxNxOUT]

Mike, I’m not sure if it’s within your control or not, or how anything works on the YT Creator’s end. However, is it possible, relatively easy, or maybe just somewhere on the realm of abilities for you to add CC to your videos? I see a handful of them have it, most don’t. I don’t know about others, but even the auto generated ones sometimes will catch words that I have a hard time deciphering what was said or one word from another similar sounding word. Especially on videos with “less than stellar” acoustics. Lol. Just wonderin’ Thx!

[@grayaj23]

If you need to get told something like that, Judge M is the person you'd want to tell you.

[@carlaustin4501]

I am a licensed addiction counselor in Montana. Depending on the extent of her alcoholism which a chemical dependency evaluation would need to be done to help with this. If she is a daily drinker that consumes large amounts of alcohol then jail would not be the answer due to the jail being held accountable should the person go through withdrawal. Putting aside the alcohol for a bit, the judge said that the lady was on opiates which we all know what it says right on the bottle in regards to taking certain meds and driving. Also taking into consideration that there was a victim in this case, I would think 90 day treatment inpatient followed by 18 months of adult treatment court would be sufficient. Also having to pay damages to the victim would be warranted. Just my two cents.

[@jeffingram9916]

Had I been the judge, the lady would have gotten the recommended 60 days in jail!

[@patrickhickey4047]

It's got to be difficult to be a prosecutor in a court where the judge is going to contextualize every decision he makes with hundreds of facts about the community and the people in it, none of which you or the opposing counsel entered into the record, or maybe even knew about before he brings it up.

[@kennylewis6702]

Debbie's look when she said she wasn't supposed to have wine on her pain meds was priceless...lol...notice she never said she didn't use alcohol with the pain meds, just that she's not supposed to...

[@Jennylouise87]

Also as a recovering addict, I feel drugs , as in having a possession charge has waaaay more risk of jail/prison time than the highly dangerous and deadly act of dui. It's annoying.

[@shawneedimaio314]

This was fascinating Mike! It was cool to watch the judge put so much thought into his sentencing decision!

[@paulphillips4148]

Debra’s reactions are the best part of the video

[@heatherdabearsgirly8179]

Ms. Davis is NOT having this and neither am I.

[@Cupofcourt]

There’s no doubt Judge Middleton knows every street, house, person, dog and cat in that town.

[@DianaDodson]

Had to come back to watch the rest and Wow, that was heavy. We all know people who struggle with things like this, but she could have killed the guy! I only hope the victim feels enough justice was done.

[@gibbinator2740]

I just love Judge Middleton's metaphors.

[@andrewc.2952]

This last judge is really one of my favourites. Wow. Justice with love and grace.

[@sheiladodds4186]

Tuning in from BC Canada Love these videos you send out Mike.

[@marilonowens2706]

I grew up in a town where everybody knows everybody!!! I wish I could have raised my kids that way. I loved it!!! 😍 🏡 🏠 🏡

[@MsSong2U]

30 days for nearly killing someone + her 2nd accident in a short span of time?! UGH!

[@Katijunes]

I grew up in a small town. My mom was the County Judge, my dad was a cop. People not only know your family, they know what church (or that you don’t go to one), what you drive, what your dad drives, etc. here’s an example: one Sunday morning I decided to do some yard work. I was in the garden center at Walmart and someone saw me walking through with no makeup, in clothes I’d wear to work in the yard (not Church). When that person got to church that morning they mentioned to someone that I must be sick. A few other people driving by and saw my car. By noon I was on the prayer list at that church. By Tuesday I was on two different prayer lists. Wednesday at Rotary one of my fellow Rotarians approached me and was so happy to see I was feeling better. I had no idea what they meant. It took some questioning but was easy to figure out what happened. I came across several people that week who were thankful I was feeling better. This is an example of well-intentioned people, but bad news and rumors that can hurt people (and are false just like my story was) spread as quickly but not with as kind an outcome. Perception is reality in small communities.

[@gangisspawn1]

That sounds awful! My husband grew up in a small town and told me stories about always being on the prayer walls. I was used to everyone minding their own business growing up, but small town arkansas that is not going to happen 🤣

[@123bgmiller]

Introducing Darrell Brooks. Blows this entire video out of the water. He is the absolute most disrespectful defendant I've ever seen.

[@JustaMomnFamily]

defense team has been rude from the jump

[@bip4156]

I usually don't believe defendants when they say they see the "light". Yet she genuinely seemed touched by Judge Middletown's description of her behavior and seeing the victim's medical report. 30 days seems like a fair sentence for someone who, I think, won't reoffend. It won't be easy for her.

[@margiestevens2384]

Not many alcoholics in your family and friends. I envy you❤

[@jagomae.]

Just before Deborah sheds light on this incident ~Mikes supportive ‘ yeah we will ’ is so sweet ~even get the serious brows too . . .as always , awesome ✨

[@brianhanlon9602]

My wife is a clinical social worker specializing in substance abuse, myself a recovering alcoholic hid it from her for years. It was when I started allowing myself to get caught I finally realized I have a problem and need to fix it.

[@tonycameron2955]

I have practiced in a lot of jurisdictions. Without regard to the merits, this was a damn disorderly hearing, “Everybody just speak out when you feel like it!” I think the Judge was truly undecided as the process started. You don’t see that often when there’s a PSI. It was like listening to court in a foreign language.

[@LawTalkWithMike]

👍

[@JustaMomnFamily]

I hate that they feel it necessary to play games throughout this entire trial for a trial of a child who killed children

[@jennstewart3003]

The child's life is on the line for crying out loud!! His guilt has already been determined and the trial is about whether or not he should be executed and they wanna play around.

[@christopherfranklin4760]

To start off I have lost TWO family members to a drunk driver. My step father's dad was killed by a drunk who ran a stop sign on October 31, 1960, coming up 62 years. My half-brother was high on booze and drugs. Ran thru a chain link fence. He did not look so good after that episode. He was so physically damaged we had him cremated. I don't have much sympathy for people making extremely poor life decisions that get them or someone else killed or seriously injured. I think a good sentence would be to put the convicted drunks to work in a hospital ER cleaning the place up. Let them get a first hand look at their handiwork.

[@TuckyBlue_1]

TY for a serious case for a change… we need to see these too. Great job!

[@dianaallen5700]

Wow... when the judge was saying that he had seen the lady drunk himself Debbie looked like she wanted to laugh but she was a pro and held it in.

[@SandiL-]

Another wonderful video. The law nerds are the absolute best group for live chat! I appreciate your dedication to frequent uploading of some of the best cases. Much love LTWM

[@lucisferre6361]

Grief is a fine justification for boozing. However, there's zero justification for DRIVING after doing that boozing!

[@werewolfradio]

I can’t take even a judge with a ponytail seriously.

[@lengordon1362]

Hi, Mike. I would have given more. Again, amazing how well the judge knows his county. I felt Debbie's death stare go around the room. Good job by her, but felt she was disappointed. Nice coverage, thanks Mike.

[@Liutgard]

My opinion of Judge Middleton was already high- and it just went up. That was a thoughtful, skillful, human and caring conclusion he came to. And it was like watching him walk through a minefield. The man is a gem.

[@james-5560]

That judge is very unprofessional, she's shouting like she's having a domestic dispute at home, whiney, childish. She has no presence, no decorum and very undignified. The jury seeing all this too, she needs to be fired.

[@CoachKarin]

She sent the jury back, they didn’t see this. She’s going off on the defense.