'Affluenza' teen Ethan Couch appears in court, hoping to have his sentence thrown out
"Affluenza" teen Ethan Couch was back in a Tarrant County courtroom on Tuesday as his lawyers argued that the judge in his case should be removed.
After filing a new motion last month challenging State District Judge Wayne Salvant's jurisdiction, Couch's lawyers made their arguments to a visiting judge, David Evans, KTVT-TV (Channel 11) reports.
Couch, then 16, killed four people and seriously injured two others when he crashed a pickup while driving drunk in June 2013.
His case gained national notoriety after a psychologist testified that he suffered "affluenza" because his dysfunctional relationship with his wealthy parents prevented him from having any sense of personal responsibility. He was sentenced to probation.
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