affluenza

The judge in the case of a Texas teenager who used an “affluenza” defense in a fatal drunken-driving wreck has upheld an April order that the teen spend nearly two years in jail.

The Texas teenager who used an “affluenza” defense in a fatal drunken-driving wreck has been ordered to spend nearly two years in jail.

The mother of a Texas teenager who used an “affluenza” defense for a deadly wreck could soon leave jail days after the two were caught in a Mexican resort town.

A teenage fugitive who’s known for using an “affluenza” defense at his trial for causing a deadly drunken car crash has won an injunction to stay in Mexico, but legal experts say any argument that his human rights have been infringed upon likely won’t hold up.

The mother of a fugitive teenager known for using an “affluenza” defense in a deadly drunken-driving case was expected to appear in a Los Angeles courtroom Tuesday for a hearing that could send her back to Texas

A Texas teenager sentenced to probation for causing a fatal drunken-driving crash was taken into custody late Monday in Mexico, where authorities believe he and his mother fled after he may have violated terms of his probation. Ethan Couch, now 18, received the light sentence in 2013 after his attorneys said he suffered from “affluenza,” which drew widespread ridicule.