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Multi-Millionaire Who Adopted His Girlfriend Convicted Of DUI Manslaughter


Posted on Mar 23, 2012 @ 12:00PM - 12 comments

By Debbie Emery - Radar Reporter

A jury in a Palm Beach, Florida courtroom has found the multi-millionaire who adopted his girlfriend guilty of DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide after plowing into a 23-year-old student’s car in February 2010.

After two weeks of testimony and five-and-a-half hours of deliberations, the ruling was read on Friday and now John Goodman faces up to 30 years in prison when sentenced on April 30.

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A jury in a Palm Beach, Florida courtroom has found the multi-millionaire who adopted his girlfriend guilty of DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide after plowing into a 23-year-old student’s car in February 2010.

After two weeks of testimony and five-and-a-half hours of deliberations, the ruling was read on Friday and now John Goodman faces up to 30 years in prison when sentenced on April 30.

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DUI Millionaire Manslaughter Trial Closes With Arguments Over ‘Mind Erasers And Irish Car Bombs’


Posted on Mar 22, 2012 @ 05:00PM - 4 comments

By Debbie Emery - Radar Reporter

Both prosecution and defense attorneys rested their cases in the DUI manslaughter trial of John Goodman Thursday and left the fate of the multi-millionaire in the hands of the Palm Beach, Florida jury.

“The defendant was impaired, the defendant was speeding, the defendant ran a stop sign, the defendant probably unintentionally had too much to drink that night," prosecutor Sherri Collins said in her closing arguments, reported ABCNews.com. "And when the crash happened, did he go around and look at the front of the car to see what he hit or to the canal that was three feet away? No, he headed south."

Both prosecution and defense attorneys rested their cases in the DUI manslaughter trial of John Goodman Thursday and left the fate of the multi-millionaire in the hands of the Palm Beach, Florida jury.

“The defendant was impaired, the defendant was speeding, the defendant ran a stop sign, the defendant probably unintentionally had too much to drink that night," prosecutor Sherri Collins said in her closing arguments, reported ABCNews.com.

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DUI Millionaire Manslaughter Trial: Defendant Claims, ‘I Didn’t See Car Coming’ After Drinking Tequila And Vodka Shots


Posted on Mar 21, 2012 @ 06:30PM - 1 comment

By Debbie Emery - Radar Reporter

The multi-millionaire who adopted his girlfriend took to the stand in his DUI manslaughter trial Wednesday in an attempt to explain his actions on the February 2010 night when he was involved in a fatal accident with a 23-year-old student.

Dressed in a dark suit and spotted tie, John Goodman, 48, stammered as he told the Palm Beach, Florida court that he consumed two shots of tequila and two shots of vodka over the course of the night, and claimed he then left the swanky Players Club shortly before the crash on a quest for a Wendy's Frosty, reported the Palm Beach Post.

The multi-millionaire who adopted his girlfriend took to the stand in his DUI manslaughter trial Wednesday in an attempt to explain his actions on the February 2010 night when he was involved in a fatal accident with a 23-year-old student.

Dressed in a dark suit and spotted tie, John Goodman, 48, stammered as he told the Palm Beach, Florida court that he consumed two shots of tequila and two shots of vodka over the course of the night

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DUI Millionaire Manslaughter Trial: Jurors Shown Car Crash Photos


Posted on Mar 19, 2012 @ 06:30AM - 1 comment

By Debbie Emery - Radar Reporter

Jurors deciding the fate of multi-millionaire John Goodman got a first-hand look at the devastation that he caused when he allegedly committed vehicular homicide after they were shown photos of the wrecks of the two cars involved in the fatal accident

The 48-year-old’s mammoth 5,600 pound black Bentley was damaged at the front, but it was 23-year-old Wilson’s mangled Hyundai Sonata that resonated with those in the Palm Beach, Florida court, who saw that it was ripped apart down the entire right side, and RadarOnline.com has the shocking photos.

Jurors deciding the fate of multi-millionaire John Goodman got a first-hand look at the devastation that he caused when he allegedly committed vehicular homicide after they were shown photos of the wrecks of the two cars involved in the fatal accident

The 48-year-old’s mammoth 5,600 pound black Bentley was damaged at the front, but it was 23-year-old Wilson’s mangled Hyundai Sonata that resonated with those in the Palm Beach, Florida court, who saw that it was ripped apart down the entire right side, and RadarOnline.com has the shocking photos.

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DUI Millionaire’s ‘Adopted Daughter’ Testifies In Manslaughter Trial


Posted on Mar 15, 2012 @ 10:00AM - 3 comments

By Debbie Emery - Radar Reporter

She went from his girlfriend to adopted daughter, and on Wednesday Heather Laruso Hutchins took the stand to testify in the defense of her lover and legal parent, John Goodman’s, DUI manslaughter trial.

Hutchins, 42,  told the Palm Beach, Florida, courtroom how the multi-millionaire had called her soon after the February 2010 accident in which he crashed into student Scott Wilson, pushing his car into a canal.

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DUI Millionaire Who Adopted His Girlfriend Drank ‘Mind Erasers And Irish Car Bombs’ Before Fatal Crash


Posted on Mar 13, 2012 @ 01:30PM - 3 comments

By Debbie Emery - Radar Reporter

Jurors in the DUI manslaughter trial of the multi-millionaire who adopted his girlfriend heard conflicting versions of the events leading up to the crash that killed a 23-year-old student when both sides made their opening statements on Tuesday.

As RadarOnline.com has previously reported, John Goodman was over twice the legal limit when he smashed into Scott Wilson’s car in February 2010, pushing Wilson's vehicle into a Palm Beach, Florida canal, where he later drowned.

Jurors in the DUI manslaughter trial of the multi-millionaire who adopted his girlfriend heard conflicting versions of the events leading up to the crash that killed a 23-year-old student when both sides made their opening statements on Tuesday.

As RadarOnline.com has previously reported, John Goodman was over twice the legal limit when he smashed into Scott Wilson’s car in February 2010, pushing Wilson's vehicle into a Palm Beach, Florida canal, where he later drowned.

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Jury Selected In DUI Manslaughter Trial For Multimillionaire Who Adopted His Girlfriend


Posted on Mar 09, 2012 @ 06:00AM - 2 comments

By Debbie Emery - Radar Reporter

A Florida court had a tough time selecting jury members who weren’t familiar with John Goodman’s controversial adoption of his girlfriend, but after three days five men and three women have finally been chosen for the multi-millionaire’s DUI manslaughter trial.

"One thing has to be readily apparent -- unless they cover their eyes and muff their ears -- is that there is a circus atmosphere surrounding this trial outside the courtroom," explained defense jury consultant Joshua Dubin, reported wptv.com.

A Florida court had a tough time selecting jury members who weren’t familiar with John Goodman’s controversial adoption of his girlfriend, but after three days five men and three women have finally been chosen for the multi-millionaire’s DUI manslaughter trial.

"One thing has to be readily apparent -- unless they cover their eyes and muff their ears -- is that there is a circus atmosphere surrounding this trial outside the courtroom," explained defense jury consultant Joshua Dubin, reported wptv.com.

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Husband Of Real Housewives Of Miami Star Asks Judge To Revise Prisoner's Life Sentence


Posted on Mar 22, 2011 @ 06:00AM - 1 comment

The husband of Real Housewives of Miami star Lea Black, prominent South Florida attorney Roy Black, will represent George Martorano, a convicted drug smuggler who's been behind bars for 27 years, in his hopes to have his life sentence in prison altered.

Martorano, 61, was arrested on non-violent, drug-related charges in 1983 and pleaded guilty to 19 counts the next year, according to the Miami Herald.

The husband of Real Housewives of Miami star Lea Black, prominent South Florida attorney Roy Black, will represent George Martorano, a convicted drug smuggler who's been behind bars for 27 years, in his hopes to have his life sentence in prison altered.

Martorano, 61, was arrested on non-violent, drug-related charges in 1983 and pleaded guilty to 19 counts the next year, according to the Miami Herald.

While the average sentence back then for such counts was three to four years, Martorano would be sentenced to life without parole in 1988 in connection with the crimes. He and others claimed the stiff sentencing was related to his lack of cooperation with investigators regarding his father Raymond “Long John” Martorano, a well-known organized crime figure who was killed in 2002.

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Meet The New Housewives of Miami!


Posted on Feb 03, 2011 @ 08:19AM - Add a comment

Miami’s got sunshine, bright blue seas, flamingos and palm trees – and now they’ve got the Real Housewives too!

RadarOnline.com can introduce you the newest cast members of the seventh installment of the wildly popular hit Bravo reality franchise.

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Miami’s got sunshine, bright blue seas, flamingos and palm trees – and now they’ve got the Real Housewives too!

RadarOnline.com can introduce you the newest cast members of the seventh installment of the wildly popular hit Bravo reality franchise.

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Here are the six ladies of the Real Housewives of Miami:

Lea Black is married to renowned criminal defense attorney Roy Black and is a prominent Miami philanthropist.

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