As you probably know, criminal cases often resolve before trial. This is usually by way of a plea bargain. Often, at least the first offer made by the prosecution is not to the defendant's liking. I have had many client turned to me and asked, "What do they want from me? Haven't I suffered enough?" Much more often than not, I am able to change the offer to one everyone can live with.
That being said, I am reminded of another criminal justice conundrum. Sometimes, one suffers a tragedy of unspeakable proportions. Sometimes the person involved in such a tragedy also faces criminal charges for the tragedy.
Such is the case of a Worcester woman, Christina Castro (hereinafter, "the Defendant"), who was behind the wheel of her vehicle when it had a horrible accident. After pleading not guilty to a number of charges including vehicular homicide, she was held on $50,000 bail. Those injured, or killed, where her children. Killed was her three-year-old son.
According to law enforcement, The Defendant may have been driving more than 70 miles per hour when she allegedly fled the scene of a minor accident. It was then that the accident apparently happened. To make the accident worse, the children were not properly restrained in the car according to the police.
The result of the accident was that The Defendant's five-year-old son suffered critical injuries while the Defendant and her five-year-old boy, both thrown out of the vehicle, sustained minor injuries. The three-year-old was killed
Attorney Sam’s Take On Human Suffering, Tragedy And The Justice System
You can almost hear the mother's plea right now. "What on earth do they want from me? I have lost one child and injured it to others! Have I not suffered enough?"
And you can hear the prosecution answer, "apparently not."
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