not even close, says this woman, whose daughter, brianna mitchell, died in the crash. >> he will be feeling the hand of god, definitely. he may think he has gotten away with something, but he has not gotten away with anything. >> randi kaye, cnn, new york. >> as you just heard, eric boyle's wife and daughter were killed in the car after boyle slammed into them. the most seriously hurt remains hospitalized. he remains paralyzed. eric boyles tells us he is now ready to talk. mr. boyle, thank you for talking to us at this unimaginable time for you. i'm so sorry for your loss. when you heard the sentence that was handed down, that this young man received only probation for killing your wife holly and your daughter shelby, as well as two other people, what went through your mind? >> i was unprepared for the sentence that was delivered. i knew we were talking -- i knew we were in juvenile court. we had hoped it would be treated as an adult. so we knew there were some restrictions. and we knew that even with a 20-year sentence, that he would be eligible for parole in a couple of years. and frankly

not even close says this woman, whose daughter, brianna mitchell, died in the crash. >> he will be feeling the hand of god, definitely. he may think he has gotten away with something, but he hasn't gotten away with anything. >> reporter: randi kaye, cnn, new york. >> as you can plainly see, the victims' families are devastated by that verdict. anderson coopered with eric boyles who you saw. his wife and daughter died in the crash. listen to his emotional response to the sentence. >> i was unprepared for the sentence that was delivered. i knew we were in juvenile court. we hoped it would be treated as an adult. we knew there were some restrictions and that -- we knew that even with a 20-year sentence, that he would be eligible for parole in a couple of years. and, frankly, you know, i was disappointed. i would have been disappointed even a couple of years eligible for parole. my request to the court, my request to ethan was that, you know, he came from a life of privilege. his -- it's interesting. one of his -- one of his psychologists used the term affluenza that had just been basically gi

as well as youth pastor brian jennings and brianna mitchell, all gone.our all standing at the side of the road outside their vehicles when the young man's car struck and killed them. joining me now is our legal panel and former prosecutor and doug burns, a former federal prosecutor knew doing criminal defense work. welcome. >> thank you. >> we are all in agreement and i think most of america knows that affluenza does not exist as a legal defense. it was a creative ploy by his defense attorney. but let me ask you this first, is there a precedent now? >> i believe so. >> we may see this again. >> affluenza came about in a book written in the 70s when it was compared to being a spoiled brat. it is a spoiled brat defense. you think it is going to happen -- >> you think it will happen again? >> i think so. this defense attorney was very creative and now other defense attorneys will say, you know what, that worked in the state. i will try it if i have a client with the same circumstances. it doesn't make sense. it is not a good defense. the fact that this judg

not even close, says this woman, whose daughter, brianna mitchell, died in the crash. >> he'll be feelingof god, definitely. he may think he's gotten away with something, but he hasn't gotten away with anything. >> randi kaye, cnn, new york. >> affluenza. you know these ladies, sunna hostin, and jane velez-mitchell. let's begin with you because you have seen many a case in your day, sunny hostin, affluenza, have you ever heard of this? >> never heard of it, it doesn't really exist. the psychologist who testified in court said he coined the term and he's been using it for quite some time. he's a psychologist and not a medical doctor, but i think what is so fascinating about it is we in the legal community have often said there's this disparity between wealthy kids, people in general, and poor people. you see that play out in the system. well, now we have a name for it. someone has actually put a label to it, calling it affluenza. i think what is so sad and jane will agree, this kid now has no consequences for his action. it's not only a disservice to the child. it's a disservice to our com

like that of 24-year-old brianna mitchell.crime that night, the fact that her car had broken down. brian jennings, a father of three, stopped to help her. and so did two other good samaritans. holly boyles and her daughter u shelby. all four were killed instantly leaving families shattered. >> we had over 180 years of life taken. future life. not 180 years lived, but 180 years of future life taken. and two of those were my wife and daughter. >> there's also anguish from the family of sergio molina. he was a rising soccer star, but his life was changed that night too. >> sir, how many people are injured, do you know? >> one, two, three, multiple. >> multiple? >> i don't even know how many. >> ma'am, i'm telling you it's dark. there's four or five kids laying in ditches. >> sergio was thrown from ethan couch's suv. these days he can't talk, he can't even move. these victims are why this story resonates. they're why this story has caused such outrage around this country. and they're why justice is so desperately needed. joining m

including beloved youth pastor brian jennings, mother and daughter holly and shelby boils and brianna mitchellanding outside their vehicles at the side of the road when couch struck and killed them. eric boils, the father and husband to holly and shelby, spoke out against the ruling. >> money always seems to keep ethan always out of trouble. this was one time i did ask the court that, for justice and that for money not to prevail. the facts and the events, it was difficult. but probably nothing more difficult than today. jenna: well, couch's lawyers arguing that the teen suffers from affluenza and that his parents are responsible for the tragedy. he says they raised him in a family so wealthy that he didn't realize his actions would have consequences. his attorney commending the judge. >> with we applaud judge boyd for having the courage to issue this sentence that's going to give ethan couch a chance to develop into a productive citizen and try to make amends for his actions. jenna: paging dr. chuck william, a trained adolescent psychotherapist and educational psychologist joins us now. you'r

whose daughter, brianna mitchell died in the crash. >> he'll be feeling the hand of god.th something. but he hasn't gotten away with anything. >> ethan couch's defense lawyers argue this is the best solution. if prosecutors got their way and he was sentenced to 20 years in prison. he may have been able to get out in two years. this way, they say, he's under some type of supervision and probation for ten years instead of two. >>> as you know, that is not over. >>> a lot of people are talking about. we're coming up to the point of the year when people say when you look back over 2013. how about the ads? youtube has an answer to the question. what is the top ad of 2013? >>> is one of these women the next breakout star of saturday night live? it could be if the show's producer decides they have the right stuff. out of my head. it's such a peaceful place. it's so full of life. a place where the artisic beat of the big city, but the flavor of a traditional mexican town. ♪ imagine being on the green in the middle of the sea. some things can't be explained, you have to experience