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QB J.T. Barrett (B1G FOY, All American, Silver Football Award, 3x B1G QBOY, National Champion)

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exhawg said:
I think an OVI typically consists of 6 months suspended license, around $1000 in fines and fees, and the 3 day class. This sounds about standard.
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I don't know what the "standard" is in 2015. And maybe this isn't standard for 2002, but a buddy got a DUI in 2002 and on top of the fine (I don't know if he told me how much it was) and the suspension (6 months, from what I remember), he had to serve 3 days in "prison". It wasn't the pound-you-in-the-ass prison, but he had to serve 3 days, anyway. He got to choose when to serve it (I'm sure he had a time frame), so he was able to call off work to plan it. He seemed to think that was pretty standard. Maybe he had a crappy lawyer, though - I don't know.
 
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The "fine" is just part of the expense. I assume JT had to hire his own lawyer. That probably cost at least $1,000. He'll have to pay court costs and if he chooses 3 days in rehab instead of jail time then he'll have to pay for that too. I don't know if Maryhaven is still in operation but I assume you have to pay to go there. Any other program he'd have to pay for. Then he'll have to pay to get his license reinstated. I'd guess he's going to wind up having to pay around $3,000 or more by the time it's all said and done.

It really is an industry.
 
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Judges also consider the BAL, which in JTs case was very very low, barely over the limit. If you get picked up smashed out of your mind, then yeah, you may get a harsher penalty. My buddy is a judge with the highest DUI conviction rate in the state of Ohio. There are many tiers they consider when handing out penalties.
 
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Zurp said:
I don't know what the "standard" is in 2015. And maybe this isn't standard for 2002, but a buddy got a DUI in 2002 and on top of the fine (I don't know if he told me how much it was) and the suspension (6 months, from what I remember), he had to serve 3 days in "prison". It wasn't the pound-you-in-the-ass prison, but he had to serve 3 days, anyway. He got to choose when to serve it (I'm sure he had a time frame), so he was able to call off work to plan it. He seemed to think that was pretty standard. Maybe he had a crappy lawyer, though - I don't know.
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Mine was between your buddies and JT's... they offered 3 days in jail or 3 days in "drunk camp" taking the classes. 2007ish. I wanted the jail time to save money, and Mom made me do the 3 day class. Honestly, those classes (I did mine down at some hotel on Stringtown Road) really did make a difference in me and I am thankful for the lesson without hurting anyone else.

As far as 'stiffer' penalties for being higher over the limit.... so glad I didn't blow on New Years.
 
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kujirakira said:
Confined to quarters is only a PMO (aka MPs) thing.
If you think a game is like R&R... well... never going to agree on that.
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Muck said:
Umm, no. It is a commonly administered under an Article 15/NJP.
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kujirakira said:
Maybe in the Chair Force. Only seen it for flight risks and suicide in Corps.
And seen many NJPs.
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Five years as a First Sergeant in the "Chair Force" and never once saw a confined-to-quarters by an Article 15...in the squadrons I was in our any other. Must've been that Hickam AFB aloha thing...
 
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MililaniBuckeye said:
If it's the "norm", it's also cool that he's not getting preferential treatment. I was going on the "normal" DUI punishments I've seen in the past (virtually all here in Hawaii).
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The last I checked, JT wasn't pulled over in Hawaii. In other words, if JT got what is the "norm" in central Ohio (you know, where he actually was pulled over) as several posters have said here, your claim that JT received "a pretty light punishment...really light, in fact" such that you wondered if the judge said "Go Bucks" was both uninformed and flat wrong.
 
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