Defendant ‘sorry,’ but he can’t avoid DWI incarceration
By Steve Nash - Brownwood Bulletin
A
sobbing, tortured defendant who is remorseful for driving drunk with
his two children... or a man who still makes poor choices and drank
alcohol just last weekend at a bachelor party. Those were the
contrasting views District Judge Steve Ellis saw of Clifton Netherton
Tuesday in 35th District Court.
Ellis sentenced Netherton, 27,
to five years probation, but ordered him confined to a Substance Abuse
Felony Punishment (SAFP) facility for 90 days to a year as a condition
of probation. Ellis also fined Netherton $3,000 and ordered him to be
held at the Brown County Jail until a SAFP bed is available for him.
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