Ibarra only gets 5 years for hitting two young ladies and killing one of them. He didn't even stop and then went home to wash the car and repair the damage. Justice wasn't served and he already had 3 convictions. Disappointed to say the least. Prayers to the family of the victims...

[This message has been edited by TexxAg00 (edited 11/20/2009 12:16p).]

Hell, be happy he was convicted at least.

"Bubba" will take care of it.

Horn- FWIW, Ibarra pled guilty. He was not technically 'found' guilty.
I have never heard anyone accuse Judge Steve Smith of being soft on crime. If he pronounced a 5 year sentence, I'm sure there's a reason. I don't know the details of the plea deal, but I'm sure the judge saw something in the report to mitigate the sentence.

If Ibarra pleaded guilty and the judge sentenced him, then the judge did find him guilty.

5 years for killing someone while DWI is not surprising. I have seen anywhere from 3 to 12 years for similar offenses(just off the top of my head). In a plea, the judge does not always review all of the facts before pronouncing sentence. The defense attorney and prosecutor negotiate the terms of the plea. The judge either accepts it or rejects it. In this case, the judge accepted the plea agreement. This does not mean that the judge would not have given a much higher sentence after a trial where there was no plea bargain agreement. Judge Smith is a rather conservative judge, and I suspect that if it was solely up to him, he would give a rather hefty sentence.