Judge Boyd's Incredible Response after Teen's Tearful Sentence!

Judge Boyd is so good. I hope this defendant uses his prison time wisely.

I can only imagine THE SILENCE when she read those facts before the family ! Very much a drops mic moment !

This case just proves even having a good family, people can, and will, make bad decisions in their lives. Before people go blaming parents for everything their adult children choose to do, they should first realize adults make their own choices.

Stephanie Boyd is a good person. Resolute but fair.

If he says 'UM" one more time I'm going to scream!

That victim impact statement was actually quite powerful and I hope the young defendant took it into his heart. He seems to have a very loving family to support and help him. I hope he is able to get his life sorted out

His defense attorney couldn’t sound intelligent if he was reading a dictionary .

I know the family think they're helping but it's really not when you hear what they're saying. The sister thinks seeing him two or three times per year is being really involved in his life. The brother and the father both say this came out of nowhere, he was raised to know better and that nothing they've said or done has prevented this criminal behaviour. Sending him back there will not change him. He came from there and made the choices he made. It's sad and I feel for them. It's not their fault that he chose what he chose. But their testimony just shows that he's not going to change just by having their support. To be honest, even if they'd said they knew this would happen as he's always been in trouble and it's escalated, they still aren't the right people to help with his rehabilitation as they were by his side as it all happened. Again, no blame, but they can't make it right now if they couldn't make it right then. He needs to stand up and make those changes. He can have their support, of course, but he needs to own it and show he knows what he's done. And avoiding prison can't be the only reason he says this. You can tell when someone genuinely grieves their awful choices and won't ever re-offend. It's a kick in the face to the rest of us, who went the long way around and took the harder journey, to watch these kids come up behind us and take shortcuts and then cry when they have to face the consequences. Both of us knew the risks when we made our choices. I followed the law, respected my neighbours and didn't go to prison. He decided to roll the dice and got caught. Now he wants to avoid prison? That ship has sailed. Make better choices, indeed.

Judge Boyd needs a "Guess What" counter

How sad for everyone impacted by this young person's decisions. The lives changed go far beyond those in the courtroom. I hope he makes good use of his time while incarcerated and comes out ready to be a productive member of society.

Judge Boyd is fair, compassionate and definitely intuitive. Her insight is amazing. The 18yr failed in so many ways he gave the Judge little choice other than prison. IF he behaves he could be free by age 23 AND he could have his GED AND COLLEGE with zero student loans .... all thanks to taxpayers, of course! If he doesn't focus on education I doubt he will live to see his 30th birthday. He is literally the Wrong Crowd/Bad Influence his siblings mentioned. When i started high school we had recently moved to Georgia so I knew no one. The teens on my bus were constantly talking about sneaking out at night, stealing bicycles, switching parts and selling the repainted bikes. I enjoyed sleeping and I never looked for trouble. Every teenager that rode my bus was arrested except for one guy and me. I was shocked when only the 2 of us were on the bus. 2 of his brothers were part of the group picked up by Police, he told me the details. I had been called 'Goody 2 Shoes' throughout my freshman and part of my sophmore years. That never bothered me. I never tried to impress anyone. Fancy/expensive shoes? No thanks. They will get dirty just as fast as less expensive shoes plus you'll be walking on dirt, asphalt, gravel, nasty concrete, dog poop, etc. 8yrs of your life is more valuable than any shoes - actually 1 day is more valuable than any amount of money. Priorities are important. Family. Freedom. Never experiencing fear when I see blue lights flashing. Being able to live a happy, comfortable life. Having a job I like more than I dislike. My list could go on & on. Shoes are not on my list. Being rich is not on my list. Going to prison definitely is not on my list. Having a lot of money usually leads to wondering if someone is your friend because you have money. Money and/or expensive shoes do not = happiness.

This family has been blinded by the love for this teen. Father said i don't make mistakes with my kids, sister thinks she can change him and brother who explains it by saying I was working. I don't think they realize that their testimony is damaging to the teens defense. State was being very nice, but could have tore up their testimonies.

That is the worst defense lawyer! Wish I had a dollar for every "uh"!

"It's not who he is" um well apparently it is who he is... He did the crime. It's crazy how people forgive family for literally anything! I would never talk to my brother/cousin/uncle again. Coddling addicts and criminals, I can't imagine.

He is lucky he only received only 8 years.

Sometimes families find out that one of their children have broken the law. Some families find out a child is heading to prison. There is always a fixer in the family who wants to mentor that child. But another grown adult can't fix them because they can't control another adult.

Its harsh but three robberies over three days is super dangerous. He could have killed someone or be killed himself. He is on demon time. And he got demon time from the judge.

That may have been a "You know what?" personal record during the ending remarks from Judge Guess What?

Defense attorney desperately needs to take a public speaking class. All that higher education and he still uses “uh” almost every 3rd word.

What kind of stupid do you have to be to have that kind of conversation on a jail phone call 🙄