In 2004, Roy Adams, Jr. struck and killed a police officer who had another driver stopped by the side of the road in North Texas. When the case reached court, he was given a 12.5 year prison sentence for DUI and intoxicated manslaughter. <\/p>\n
In a similar, well-publicized case, 16-year-old Ethan Couch was given a 10 year probation sentence. Adams\u2019 mother believes that Couch\u2019s family had both the influence and affluence to skew the justice system for their child, and she plans to picket the local courthouse until her own son is out of prison. <\/p>\n
The Tarrant County District Attorney claims that the young Texan did receive a fair trial. While both cases involved intoxication manslaughter, they differ in their details. Couch was 16 years old when his accident occurred. Adams was 28 when he killed a police officer on duty. As such, Couch was tried as a juvenile, and Adams was (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In 2004, Roy Adams, Jr. struck and killed a police officer who had another driver stopped by the side of the road in North Texas. When the case reached court, he was given a 12.5 year prison sentence for DUI…<\/span><\/p>\n