The multimillionaire who adopted his girlfriend just months before he went on trial for DUI manslaughter was sentenced on Friday to 16 years in prison.

Earlier in the day, a Palm Beach, Florida judge denied John Goodman a new trial based on a drinking experiment a juror in his case conducted, before convicting him, the Palm Beach Post reported.

As RadarOnline.com previously reported, juror Dennis DeMartin wrote about his exploits in a new book where he reveals that he went home and drank three vodkas one night during the trial to test if Goodman would have been impaired at the time of the crash.

DUI manslaughter millionaire John Goodman has agreed to pay his victim’s family $46 million to settle a civil lawsuit, RadarOnline.com is reporting.

The Florida polo mogul was convicted last month of the DUI manslaughter of 23-year-old engineering graduate Scott Wilson.

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.

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.

Multi-millionaire and DUI defendant John Goodman will be spending a lot of time in court over the coming weeks.

After legally adopting his 42-year-old girlfriend in January in a move many believe was to protect his assets, the 48-year-old polo magnate will soon have to face the jury that was selected on Tuesday for the DUI manslaughter trial relating to charges that he left the scene of the February 2010 accident that killed 23-year-old student Scott Wilson, reported the Palm Beach Post.

Multi-millionaire and DUI defendant John Goodman sparked outrage when he adopted his girlfriend last month in what many believe is a crafty move to avoid paying compensation to the family whose son he killed while driving drunk, and now his own children are demanding a judge throw the adoption out of court.

Attorneys representing the guardian of Goodman’s biological children have filed a motion at the Miami-Dade court requesting that the 48-year-old’s adoption of Heather Anne Hutchins, 42, be blocked, reported the Palm Beach Post.

The 48-year-old millionaire who legally adopted his 42-year-old girlfriend just a month before he appears in court on DUI manslaughter charges and faces a potentially financially devastating civil trial can still legally marry and have sex with her, RadarOnline.com can exclusively report.

As RadarOnline.com previously reported, John Goodman was involved in a fatal car accident in Palm Beach, Florida in February 2010 that led to the death of 23-year-old engineering student, Scott Wilson, and has since legally adopted his longtime lover, Heather Laruso Hutchins, 42, which many believe was to protect his reported hundred million dollar fortune.

“While there is nothing illegal about this relationship. It is odd, weird and against our societal norms,” Florida-based marital and family law attorney Ben Hodas told RadarOnline.com in an exclusive interview.

The 48-year-old man who raised questions across the country by adopting his 42-year-old girlfriend to protect his fortune after a deadly DUI accident, is due in court next month facing both lengthy jail time and a multi-million dollar compensation settlement, and RadarOnline.com has exclusive details on his legal troubles.

As RadarOnline.com previously reported, John Goodman was involved in a fatal car accident in Palm Beach, Florida in February 2010 that led to the death of 23-year-old engineering student, Scott Wilson.

In an exclusive interview with RadarOnline.com, the attorney for the victim’s family has branded Goodman’s questionable actions “sad” and says, not surprisingly, that the family is “devastated” by their loss.