Ethan Couch Affluenza Case

Your honor, Mr. Ethan Couch was driving under aged and was intoxicated as well, while driving he hit and killed four people. He was sentenced to a brief period of time in rehab and ten years parole, he was said to suffer from ‘affluenza’, which is the sense of irresponsibility caused by smothering of parents on a child. However this ‘affluenza’ is currently not recognized by the
American Psychiatric Association as a diagnosis. There was a video that surfaced of him at a party where there were alcoholic beverages were being distributed, were he was suspected of drinking, which is a violation of his parole. In the Constitution under Title 18, United States
Code, Section 1111, and I quote, “Perpetrated from a premeditated design unlawfully and

Any other murder is murder in the second degree.” By driving under the influence,
Mr. Couch unintentionally killed four people, which is considered second degree murder. My client and their deceased loved ones were, however not given a fair trial, because Mr. Couch was said to have suffered from ‘affluenza’. I must state that in the Declaration of Independence it says, “For protecting, by mock Trial, from any Murders they should commit.” My client requests that there be proper justice for what Mr. Couch has done, for all of his actions; driving while under the influence, violation of his parole, running from the Federal Government with the help of his mother, and four counts of second degree murder. My clients’ family members were killed by Mr. Ethan Couch, while driving the vehicle that killed the four people, his blood alcohol level was three times the legal limit for an adult. It is what my opinion is that this case will open the eyes of multiple young Americans, who think that is a good idea that they drive while under the influence. I wish for them to see that there will be consequences for their decision to drive while intoxicated; they could possibly change the lives of those around them by taking the life or

That there should always be proper punishment for the crimes committed, rather than slaps of punishment upon the wrists of the guilty. The state court has wronged the Mitchell family; the court has deprived them of justice for their loss of their loved ones, whom were maliciously killed by Mr. Ethan Couch. He pleaded guilty but was not sentenced to time in a detention center or prison for his infamous crime, just a short period of time in rehab and ten years of parole. The Mitchell family requests that there be proper punishment this time rather than another slap on the wrists. In the Bill of Rights, it states in the Fifth Amendment that, “No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.” When the state did not give Mr. Couch a fair trial, they deprived the Mitchell family of their liberty. When Mr.
Couch was driving while under the influence he killed four members of the Mitchell family, his action is one that can never be undone; he is now seen as a threat to society that should be removed to protect others from what he could do once again. The past Supreme Court case that

relates to my client’s case with is Kent v. United States. In this case, Kent was tried as an