Four years in prison for teen party student in Montgomery County

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Laura Bush killed someone when she ran a stop sign. No, she wasn't drinking. No, she wasn't paying attention, either.

I just point this out because of the importance of having compassion for people who make mistakes.

Driving drunk is a terrible thing to do. Getting into a car with a drunk driver also terrible. It was a tragedy what happened to these families. But, driving drunk is not the most evil thing a person can do.

The dangers of drunk driving are well known. Would you have the same attitude if someone decided to load one bullet and a revolvers and played Russian Roulette with passing cars? Saying driving drunk isn't the most evil thing a person can do excuses that fact that drinking and driving is basically saying, "I know I may kill someone, but I don't care." You might feel differently if your child and spouse were killed by a drunk driver. If the penalties are not strong enough, the deterrent for others will not be strong enough.

[Anonymous]

So was Sam Ellis released after only two years?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Too harsh! Brock Got only 6 months!!!

This 43 year old Columbia Maryland man got 1 week in jail for a hit and run crash where he killed a teenage boy after downing a few drinks at an office happy hour. I don't understand these sentencing disparities.

http://www.gazette.net/stories/041608/montnew195536_32402.shtml

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So was Sam Ellis released after only two years?

Yep!

[Anonymous]

He had three priors, killed two people, and will be eligible for parole in a year? Way too light.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Too harsh! Brock Got only 6 months!!!

This 43 year old Columbia Maryland man got 1 week in jail for a hit and run crash where he killed a teenage boy after downing a few drinks at an office happy hour. I don't understand these sentencing disparities.

http://www.gazette.net/stories/041608/montnew195536_32402.shtml

Uh, they weren’t convicted of the same crime. The man in this article was convicted of leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in someone’s death. The first young man was convicted of manslaughter. There’s really no comparison.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Too harsh! Brock Got only 6 months!!!

This 43 year old Columbia Maryland man got 1 week in jail for a hit and run crash where he killed a teenage boy after downing a few drinks at an office happy hour. I don't understand these sentencing disparities.

http://www.gazette.net/stories/041608/montnew195536_32402.shtml

Uh, they weren’t convicted of the same crime. The man in this article was convicted of leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in someone’s death. The first young man was convicted of manslaughter. There’s really no comparison.

Nope. Read the article. The man in the article went to happy hour, hit the teen with the car and then fled and turned himself into the police after 3 days after getting his car repaired.

After less than a week in jail and six weeks in a work-release program, the Columbia man who killed 17-year-old Esai Lopez of Gaithersburg in a hit-and-run collision last year has been transferred to home confinement to serve the rest of his one-year sentence.
The March 28 transfer of Brian Schwartz, 43, from a county work-release program to home confinement has left the Lopez family irate with the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office for steering them toward a plea deal that could allow such an outcome.
Schwartz, who struck Lopez as he crossed Redland Road near Muncaster Mill Road with friends July 31, had been at a happy hour before the collision. He and three colleagues consumed 27 alcoholic drinks, according to police records. Schwartz did not admit to drinking, but his colleagues said the entire group was drinking, according to police records.

After hitting Lopez with his BMW, Schwartz fled the scene and replaced the car’s windshield before turning himself in to police three days later, according to police.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So was Sam Ellis released after only two years?

Yep!

It is a miracle he wasn't paroled earlier, because he was eligible for parole after just a year. I'm a democrat, but Maryland's criminal laws are a joke...they're laughably lenient.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Too harsh! Brock Got only 6 months!!!

This 43 year old Columbia Maryland man got 1 week in jail for a hit and run crash where he killed a teenage boy after downing a few drinks at an office happy hour. I don't understand these sentencing disparities.

http://www.gazette.net/stories/041608/montnew195536_32402.shtml

Uh, they weren’t convicted of the same crime. The man in this article was convicted of leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in someone’s death. The first young man was convicted of manslaughter. There’s really no comparison.

Nope. Read the article. The man in the article went to happy hour, hit the teen with the car and then fled and turned himself into the police after 3 days after getting his car repaired.

After less than a week in jail and six weeks in a work-release program, the Columbia man who killed 17-year-old Esai Lopez of Gaithersburg in a hit-and-run collision last year has been transferred to home confinement to serve the rest of his one-year sentence.
The March 28 transfer of Brian Schwartz, 43, from a county work-release program to home confinement has left the Lopez family irate with the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office for steering them toward a plea deal that could allow such an outcome.
Schwartz, who struck Lopez as he crossed Redland Road near Muncaster Mill Road with friends July 31, had been at a happy hour before the collision. He and three colleagues consumed 27 alcoholic drinks, according to police records. Schwartz did not admit to drinking, but his colleagues said the entire group was drinking, according to police records.

After hitting Lopez with his BMW, Schwartz fled the scene and replaced the car’s windshield before turning himself in to police three days later, according to police.

Right...he was charged with a hit-and-run not an auto manslaughter.

[Anonymous]

Docket Text: COURT (GREENBERG, J.) SENTENCES THE DEFENDANT TO COUNT #1 - 10 YEARS SUSPEND ALL BUT 2 YEARS DOC WITH CREDIT FOR 34 DAYS TIME SERVED. AS TO COUNT #2 - 10 YEARS SUSPEND ALL BUT 2 YEARS CONSECUTIVE TO COUNT #1. UPON RELEASE DEFENDANT IS PLACED ON 5 YEARS SUPERVISED PROBATION WITH CONDITIONS. COURT COSTS ASSESSED. STATE ENTERS NOLLE PROS AS TO REMAINING COUNTS.


Well, I hope he was housed at Montgomery County Correction Facility for his last 18 months. Then he would have gotten some real treatment and therapy, unlike at the state level. We will see if he re-offends.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Too harsh! Brock Got only 6 months!!!

This 43 year old Columbia Maryland man got 1 week in jail for a hit and run crash where he killed a teenage boy after downing a few drinks at an office happy hour. I don't understand these sentencing disparities.

http://www.gazette.net/stories/041608/montnew195536_32402.shtml

Uh, they weren’t convicted of the same crime. The man in this article was convicted of leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in someone’s death. The first young man was convicted of manslaughter. There’s really no comparison.

Nope. Read the article. The man in the article went to happy hour, hit the teen with the car and then fled and turned himself into the police after 3 days after getting his car repaired.

After less than a week in jail and six weeks in a work-release program, the Columbia man who killed 17-year-old Esai Lopez of Gaithersburg in a hit-and-run collision last year has been transferred to home confinement to serve the rest of his one-year sentence.
The March 28 transfer of Brian Schwartz, 43, from a county work-release program to home confinement has left the Lopez family irate with the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office for steering them toward a plea deal that could allow such an outcome.
Schwartz, who struck Lopez as he crossed Redland Road near Muncaster Mill Road with friends July 31, had been at a happy hour before the collision. He and three colleagues consumed 27 alcoholic drinks, according to police records. Schwartz did not admit to drinking, but his colleagues said the entire group was drinking, according to police records.

After hitting Lopez with his BMW, Schwartz fled the scene and replaced the car’s windshield before turning himself in to police three days later, according to police.

You’re trying to equate them by saying the man went to a happy hour, but he wasn’t charged with drunk driving or manslaughter. He was charged with leaving the scene of an accident. In fact, it’s clear from the article that the police/prosecutors could not prove that alcohol was the cause of the accident or that the driver consumed any alcohol. You may make assumptions about what happened, but that’s different from legal proof. These two situations are not comparable because the convictions were for different crimes!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Docket Text: COURT (GREENBERG, J.) SENTENCES THE DEFENDANT TO COUNT #1 - 10 YEARS SUSPEND ALL BUT 2 YEARS DOC WITH CREDIT FOR 34 DAYS TIME SERVED. AS TO COUNT #2 - 10 YEARS SUSPEND ALL BUT 2 YEARS CONSECUTIVE TO COUNT #1. UPON RELEASE DEFENDANT IS PLACED ON 5 YEARS SUPERVISED PROBATION WITH CONDITIONS. COURT COSTS ASSESSED. STATE ENTERS NOLLE PROS AS TO REMAINING COUNTS.


Well, I hope he was housed at Montgomery County Correction Facility for his last 18 months. Then he would have gotten some real treatment and therapy, unlike at the state level. We will see if he re-offends.

If he got 2 years active incarceration, he necessarily went to state prison. If you sentence is more than 18 months, you have to go to state (called the Department of Corrections).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Too harsh! Brock Got only 6 months!!!

This 43 year old Columbia Maryland man got 1 week in jail for a hit and run crash where he killed a teenage boy after downing a few drinks at an office happy hour. I don't understand these sentencing disparities.

http://www.gazette.net/stories/041608/montnew195536_32402.shtml

Uh, they weren’t convicted of the same crime. The man in this article was convicted of leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in someone’s death. The first young man was convicted of manslaughter. There’s really no comparison.

Nope. Read the article. The man in the article went to happy hour, hit the teen with the car and then fled and turned himself into the police after 3 days after getting his car repaired.

After less than a week in jail and six weeks in a work-release program, the Columbia man who killed 17-year-old Esai Lopez of Gaithersburg in a hit-and-run collision last year has been transferred to home confinement to serve the rest of his one-year sentence.
The March 28 transfer of Brian Schwartz, 43, from a county work-release program to home confinement has left the Lopez family irate with the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office for steering them toward a plea deal that could allow such an outcome.
Schwartz, who struck Lopez as he crossed Redland Road near Muncaster Mill Road with friends July 31, had been at a happy hour before the collision. He and three colleagues consumed 27 alcoholic drinks, according to police records. Schwartz did not admit to drinking, but his colleagues said the entire group was drinking, according to police records.

After hitting Lopez with his BMW, Schwartz fled the scene and replaced the car’s windshield before turning himself in to police three days later, according to police.

You’re trying to equate them by saying the man went to a happy hour, but he wasn’t charged with drunk driving or manslaughter. He was charged with leaving the scene of an accident. In fact, it’s clear from the article that the police/prosecutors could not prove that alcohol was the cause of the accident or that the driver consumed any alcohol. You may make assumptions about what happened, but that’s different from legal proof. These two situations are not comparable because the convictions were for different crimes!

How is hit and run collision resulting in death not worse than manslaughter? That man left a teenager to die as if he were roadkill. Even worse if he were sober.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Too harsh! Brock Got only 6 months!!!

This 43 year old Columbia Maryland man got 1 week in jail for a hit and run crash where he killed a teenage boy after downing a few drinks at an office happy hour. I don't understand these sentencing disparities.

http://www.gazette.net/stories/041608/montnew195536_32402.shtml

Uh, they weren’t convicted of the same crime. The man in this article was convicted of leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in someone’s death. The first young man was convicted of manslaughter. There’s really no comparison.

Nope. Read the article. The man in the article went to happy hour, hit the teen with the car and then fled and turned himself into the police after 3 days after getting his car repaired.

After less than a week in jail and six weeks in a work-release program, the Columbia man who killed 17-year-old Esai Lopez of Gaithersburg in a hit-and-run collision last year has been transferred to home confinement to serve the rest of his one-year sentence.
The March 28 transfer of Brian Schwartz, 43, from a county work-release program to home confinement has left the Lopez family irate with the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office for steering them toward a plea deal that could allow such an outcome.
Schwartz, who struck Lopez as he crossed Redland Road near Muncaster Mill Road with friends July 31, had been at a happy hour before the collision. He and three colleagues consumed 27 alcoholic drinks, according to police records. Schwartz did not admit to drinking, but his colleagues said the entire group was drinking, according to police records.

After hitting Lopez with his BMW, Schwartz fled the scene and replaced the car’s windshield before turning himself in to police three days later, according to police.

You’re trying to equate them by saying the man went to a happy hour, but he wasn’t charged with drunk driving or manslaughter. He was charged with leaving the scene of an accident. In fact, it’s clear from the article that the police/prosecutors could not prove that alcohol was the cause of the accident or that the driver consumed any alcohol. You may make assumptions about what happened, but that’s different from legal proof. These two situations are not comparable because the convictions were for different crimes!

How is hit and run collision resulting in death not worse than manslaughter? That man left a teenager to die as if he were roadkill. Even worse if he were sober.

+1 1 week in jail for killing a teen is unfathomable to me. His lawyer must have bribed the judge.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Too harsh! Brock Got only 6 months!!!

This 43 year old Columbia Maryland man got 1 week in jail for a hit and run crash where he killed a teenage boy after downing a few drinks at an office happy hour. I don't understand these sentencing disparities.

http://www.gazette.net/stories/041608/montnew195536_32402.shtml

Uh, they weren’t convicted of the same crime. The man in this article was convicted of leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in someone’s death. The first young man was convicted of manslaughter. There’s really no comparison.

Nope. Read the article. The man in the article went to happy hour, hit the teen with the car and then fled and turned himself into the police after 3 days after getting his car repaired.

After less than a week in jail and six weeks in a work-release program, the Columbia man who killed 17-year-old Esai Lopez of Gaithersburg in a hit-and-run collision last year has been transferred to home confinement to serve the rest of his one-year sentence.
The March 28 transfer of Brian Schwartz, 43, from a county work-release program to home confinement has left the Lopez family irate with the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office for steering them toward a plea deal that could allow such an outcome.
Schwartz, who struck Lopez as he crossed Redland Road near Muncaster Mill Road with friends July 31, had been at a happy hour before the collision. He and three colleagues consumed 27 alcoholic drinks, according to police records. Schwartz did not admit to drinking, but his colleagues said the entire group was drinking, according to police records.

After hitting Lopez with his BMW, Schwartz fled the scene and replaced the car’s windshield before turning himself in to police three days later, according to police.

You’re trying to equate them by saying the man went to a happy hour, but he wasn’t charged with drunk driving or manslaughter. He was charged with leaving the scene of an accident. In fact, it’s clear from the article that the police/prosecutors could not prove that alcohol was the cause of the accident or that the driver consumed any alcohol. You may make assumptions about what happened, but that’s different from legal proof. These two situations are not comparable because the convictions were for different crimes!

How is hit and run collision resulting in death not worse than manslaughter? That man left a teenager to die as if he were roadkill. Even worse if he were sober.

+1 1 week in jail for killing a teen is unfathomable to me. His lawyer must have bribed the judge.

The judge sentenced him to a year. He was released by the county on house arrest due to overcrowding/health problems. The judge had nothing to do with that part of it.