I hope Mr. Turley is providing all the information for us to appropriately understand why this “deal”.
Mr. Turley is a liberal in academia representing the interests of Republicans on the ACA that “conservative” legal interests shied away from.
This article is apparently from his blog. I get a feeling this article is meant to create fear/distrust of neighbors with guns.
I think Turley’s purpose was to cast a bad light on stand your ground laws but by his own words he negates any argument for that.
I think you’ll get your answer here.
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/man-gets-12-months-probation-500-fine-in-fatal-gwi/nh8sT/
An insurance settlement and support for leniency from the victim’s family had everything to do with the light sentence.