Drunk Driver Steers Clear of Tough Punishment; Courts: Despite nine DUI convictions, Adison Taylor has spent only a short time behind bars. He is facing new charges.
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Repeatedly, according to court records, he has driven while drunk. He has been convicted at least nine times of drunk driving dating back to 1969. Earlier this month, he was charged in Los Angeles Superior Court with yet another DUI. Over the years, Taylor, 52, has managed to draw only probation or short stays behind bars. He’s been in and out of courtrooms and jail cells. Yet the system hasn’t been able to deter him. It hasn’t reformed him. And it hasn’t dealt him truly severe punishment. Taylor’s license has been revoked six times, most recently in 1994, according to the Department of Motor Vehicles. Judges have warned him he has a problem. And yet, should Taylor be convicted again, he can look forward to a maximum sentence on the DUI charge of five years in state prison–a three-year base plus a year apiece for each of two prior convictions. Source : pqasb.pqarchiver.com |