The text appears to be a transcript of a court proceeding for the case of a person named Sam Ramirez, who is being sentenced for various crimes, including second-degree murder and drunk driving causing injury.
Ramirez is accused of causing a fatal accident involving Nicholas Obregon and Alejandro Fernandez, and causing great bodily injury to Amara and Lea. He is also accused of causing permanent paralysis to Amara and Lea.
The prosecution argues for severe sentencing due to the nature of the crimes, the number of victims, and the consequences the victims will face. They argue that Ramirez's actions were a display of callous indifference to human life, and that he chose to drive under the influence, causing the accident.
Ramirez's defense team pleads for leniency, arguing that Ramirez is young, has a lack of criminal history, and has expressed deep remorse for his actions. They also argue that Ramirez did not intend to kill or harm anyone, but rather made a split-second decision under the influence of alcohol.
The court ultimately imposes a sentence of 41 years to life in prison, with a minimum of 30 years before Ramirez can apply for parole. The court also imposes additional sentences for the drunk driving and causing great bodily injury, as well as for the permanent paralysis and the additional five years for the permanent lacerations to the facial area.
The court also notes that Ramirez will be 59 years old before he can ask for parole, and that he will serve his time at a prison in the Moscow state in California. The proceedings end with the court adjourning for the day.
me mr. Merz I'm not the one that made\n00:33:31.07: the decision to drink and drive the\n00:33:34.20: decision to speed on a public roadway\n00:33:36.92: and to put several thousand pounds of\n00:33:39.67: steel into motion and the decision to\n00:33:41.57: ignore the laws of physics and the\n00:33:43.93: laws of nature and the laws of human\n00:33:46.40: nature the decision to engage in\n00:33:48.36: behavior that is simply callous and\n00:33:50.26: indifferent to human life and that is\n00:33:53.14: what you're asking the court to do is\n00:33:55.39: to ignore that consequence that you've\n00:33:57.55: created and to ignore the harm that you've\n00:34:00.82: caused to the victims and to the\n00:34:03.19: society as a whole and that is simply\n00:34:05.57: not justice that is not what the\n00:34:08.43: court is supposed to do the court is\n00:34:11.44: supposed to impose a consequence that is\n00:34:14.16: appropriate for the crime that the\n00:34:16.73: defendant has committed the court is\n00:34:18.92: supposed to impose a consequence that is\n00:34:21.62: appropriate for the harm that the\n00:34:23.90: defendant has caused and the purpose of\n00:34:26.99: sentencing is to achieve justice the purpose\n00:34:29.51: of sentencing is to deter future criminal\n00:34:32.54: conduct by imposing a consequence that is\n00:34:35.17: appropriate for the crime that the\n00:34:37.41: defendant has committed and the harm\n00:34:40.22: that the defendant has caused the court is\n00:34:42.56: supposed to impose a consequence that is\n00:34:44.98: appropriate for the crime that the\n00:34:47.13: defendant has committed and the harm\n00:34:49.40: that the defendant has caused and the\n00:34:51.81: purpose of sentencing is to deter future\n00:34:54.86: criminal conduct by imposing a consequence\n00:34:57.38: that is appropriate for the crime that\n00:35:00.32: the defendant has committed and the harm\n00:35:03.17: that the defistant has caused the court is\n00:35:05.41: supposed to impose a consequence that is\n00:35:07.63: appropriate for the crime that the\n00:35:10.28: defendant has committed and the harm\n00:35:12.35: that the defendant has caused and the\n00:35:14.85: purpose of sentencing is to deter future\n00:35:17.56: criminal conduct by imposing a consequence\n00:35:20.29: that is appropriate for the crime that\n00:35:22.71: the defendant has committed and the harm\n00:35:25.12: that the defendant has caused and the\n00:35:27.61: purpose of sentencing is to deter future\n00:35:30.07: criminal conduct by imposing a consequence\n00:35:32.40: that is appropriate for the crime that\n00:35:34.88: the defendant has committed and the harm\n00:35:37.30: that the defendant has caused the court is\n00:35:39.74: supposed to impose a consequence that is\n00:35:42.12: appropriate for the crime that the\n00:35:44.23: defendant has committed and the harm\n00:35:46.69: that the defendant has caused the court is\n00:35:48.95: supposed to impose a consequence that is\n00:35:51.36: appropriate for the crime that the\n00:35:53.83: defendant has committed and the harm\n00:35:56.15: that the defendant has caused and the\n00:35:58.50: purpose of sentencing is to deter future\n00:36:01.37: criminal conduct by imposing a consequence\n00:36:04.09: that is appropriate for the crime that\n00:36:06.40: the defendant has committed and the harm\n00:36:09.02: that the defendant has caused the court is\n00:36:11.62: supposed to impose a consequence that is\n00:36:14.02: appropriate for the crime that the\n00:36:16.09: defendant has committed and the harm\n00:36:18.72: that the defendant has caused the court is\n00:36:21.34: supposed to impose a consequence that is\n00:36:23.76: appropriate for the crime that the\n00:3