wrote a letter instead. >> john goodman didn't just break the law.e rules of common dekrc y decency. >> reporter: goodman's car crashed into wilson two years ago. his blood alcohol level was nearly twice the legal limit when he tested two hours after the crash. he didn't call 911, he left wilson in a nearby canal, drowning. the defense argued he had the alcohol after the accident. swapping his life of luxury for a life in jail. famously tried to adopt his 42-year-old girlfriend to protect his fortune. he may not be behind bars for long. the judge granted him a $8 million bond. money his family is expected to post. goodman will remain under house arrest while he awaits his appeal. he'll have to wear a gps monitoring device but he'll be able to roam freely at the polo grounds. >>> let's get to ginger zee. hey, ginger, good morning. >> let's start with rain. a whole lot fell in houston, more than 3 1/2 inches. still some along the gulf. let's look at the video. there were tornado watches. no tornadoes reported. a whole lot of lightning, hail, and heavy

wrote a letter instead. >> john goodman didn't just break the law.e rules of common decency and simple humanity when he ran away to save his own skin and left scott to die. >> reporter: goodman's bentley slamm emed into wilson's hyunda two years ago. his blood alcohol level was nearly twice the legal limit when he tested hours after the crash. he left the scene without calling 911, and left wilson in a nearby canal. >> he didn't have an opportunity to donate his organs. >> reporter: the defense argued he had the alcohol after the accident. swapping his life of luxury for a life in jail. famously tried to adopt his 42-year-old girlfriend to protect his fortune. goodman now faces 16 years in jail. he may not be behind bars for long. in a surprise move, the judge granted the polo tycoon a $7 million bond. money his family is expected to post. goodman will remain under house arrest while he awaits his appeal. he'll have to wear a gps monitoring device but he'll be able to roam freely at the polo club, his estate. >> akiko is normally based in tokyo. it's

tyra banks. >>> a potential book shell development in the case of the convicted multimillionaire john goodmana judge is looking at an instance of jury misconduct. we have talked about this case on the show. goodman became notorious for adopting his girlfriend, as a way to transfer assets. he was found guilty of dui manslaughter and vehicular homicide after driving through a stop sign and he killed 23-year-old scott wilson as a result. now, a juror admits to conducting a drinking experiment during the trial. and knew the attorneys say it's juror misconduct, they want the verdict thrown out. paul callan joins us tonight. a juror went home, had three or four drinks, enough of what he thought would be in the same condition as john goodman. i said to you, that's doing your reporting, trying to find out what state you were in and you said, erin, you're crazy. >> i would never say you're crazy. you're just dead wrong. >> i'm dead wrong. >> because you can't let jurors do experiments because how do we know if they're doing it properly? alcohol for instance affects everybody differently. now, you may

john goodman --, john roberts, thank you.entioned john goodman because that is the polo tycoon about to be sentenced for dui manslaughter and conviction thereof. but a twist in this case as the judge who you see here is said to be getting ready to cross-examine a juror about the juror's alleged misconduct. in three minutes we're live at the courthouse. >>> and, trying to shed some pound ahead of bathing suit season? a brand new diet pill just out. got a big endorsement from the food and drug administration. we'll have the details on that coming up. >>> plus they're not from out of this world but these two-star trek super fans have a gripe with police for what they say was an illegal search. wait until we show you as they boldly go where few defendants have gone before in "kelly's court". >> whenever we stop people we have to document why we stop them. >> okay. >> okay. do you have any questions about that at all? >> no. >> okay. >> i shook officer richert's hand. this should have been the end of it but it wasn't. ♪ . a party?

john goodman was sentenced to 16 years in jail. he could get out as soon as next week.n defense granted him a $7 million bond. a surprising end to a trial filled with twists and turns. >> i don't know what else to say. i just -- really, really, my heart goes out to the family. i'm so remorseful. >> reporter: on his final day in court, john goodman addressed scott wilson's family for the first time. he apologized for killing the 23-year-old engineering graduate. >> every day, i feel like i carry scott patrick wilson in my -- with me. >> reporter: those words came after an emotional testimony from wilson's mother. >> sunday's gonna be mother's day. and scott will not be coming home. >> reporter: wilson's father and stepmother, too distraught to talk, wrote a letter instead. >> john goodman didn't just break the law. he broke rules of common decency and simple humanity when he ran away to save his own skin and left scott to die. >> reporter: goodman's bentley slammed into wilson's hyundai in florida two years ago. an accident he's insisted was caused by his car malfunction

mark potter has details. >> reporter: multimillionaire polo club owner john goodman came to court in aring a jailhouse uniform and handcuffs. for a hearing about whether jurors in his trial may have deliberated unfairly. as suggested by the defense. goodman was convicted in march of dui manslaughter, found guilty of driving his bentley through a stop sign while intoxicated. then smashing into a car driven by 23-year-old scott wilson, flipping his car into a canal where wilson drowned. the case drew national attention after goodman adopted his 42-year-old girlfriend to protect his fortune. >> sorry about dragging you back down here. >> reporter: one by one jurors were brought before the judge and were asked if they discussed their verdict before the trial ended and if they were influenced by knowing that goodman is rich. >> was that your decision at that time? >> reporter: seven jurors and alternates denied any misconduct. when the judge questioned juror michael st. john everything changed. >> did anybody ever say to you or in your presence or suggest that they'd heard enough evidence,

john goodman. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: roseanne, i've got to get in that room. [ laughter ] okay. [ sad tuba ] hey that was pretty good. >> no judgment. >> jimmy: no judgment. okay ready? >> there is no judgment. he saved his own life. >> jimmy: you have to do -- you have to do, um -- >> i'm really bad at impressions. >> jimmy: you have to do courtney cox. >> um -- chandler, what the -- [ laughter ] ♪ >> jimmy: we do that for two hours. >> we did that for two hours. and they were all that good. they were really all that good. >> jimmy: they were really amazing. >> they were really amazing. >> jimmy: now pal, you're back in new york city for awhile. we've missed you. you go out to l.a. and film the show and we missed you. >> thank you. i was here, though. >> jimmy: yes, you live here. you are a new yorker. do you have plans for the summer? >> well, every summer when i finish the show i always think i am going to -- i have really big plans. you know, like i think i'm going to cook all organic meals. [

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. >> state of florida versus john goodman, defendant. verdict, we the jury find as follows.ount one we find the defendant guilty of dui manslaughter and failure to render aid as charged in information. >> now the accesses of one juror may make that verdict moot. it could be overturned. [ male announcer ] this... is the at&t network. a living, breathing intelligence teaching data how to do more for business. [ beeping ] in here, data knows what to do. because the network finds it and tailors it across all the right points, automating all the right actions, to bring all the right results. [ whirring and beeping ] it's the at&t network -- doing more with data to help business do more for customers. ♪ but proven technologies allow natural gas producers to supply affordable, cleaner energy, while protecting our environment. across america, these technologies protect air - by monitoring air quality and reducing emissions... ...protect water - through conservation and self-contained recycling systems... ... and protect land - by reducing our footprint and respecting wildlife. ameri

but john goodman's home life is now quite different. has details. >> reporter: after john goodman was released from jail, he was driven to the international polo association. he founded the club and has a sprawling mansion there, he will live there under house arrest while his attorneys appeal his dui conviction, which led to a 16-year prison term. his appeal process could take some time. >> the appeal process could take a few months to over a year. >> reporter: he was convicted of driving his bentley while drunk and slamming into a car driven by 23-year-old scott wilson. his car was pushed into a canal. goodman left the scene without trying to help. >> an electronic monitor will be on to track his movements, and he is not supposed to socialize, not supposed to be seen at parties, as having a good time. >> reporter: goodman will be monitored around the clock by two offduty police officers, for whom he will have to pay. the palm beach county sheriff's office says the cost is $2,000 a day. or more than $700,000 a year. among those allowed

jon: today is sentencing day for millionaire polo tycoon john goodman. faces up to 30 years in prison for the drunks driving crash that killed 23-year-old scott wilson. but goodman also might walk out of court a free man because of alleged jury misconduct. goodman made headlines by legally adopting his girlfriend there on the left in an apparent bid to protect at least part of his wealth after the accident. but before goodman learns his fate today the judge wants to talk to juror dennis demartin about something he wrote in his self-published book. phil keating is live in west palm beach, florida. what is this juror accused of doing, phil? >> reporter: jon, he is accused of blatantly disregarding and ignoring the judge's directive to all of the jurors, that no personal experiments could be conducted outside of that courtroom or the deliberations room. the juror, dennis demartin, released a book last week, 36 pages long, called, believing in the truth. in it he writes these excerpts. quote at 9 p.m. i had vodka and ton nick another at 9:30 and 10:00 p.m..

kerry sanders reports. >> reporter: multi millionaire john goodman sat in court as the mother of the to be mother's day. >> reporter: it was two years ago when goodman, heir to a billion-dollar family fortune after an evening with drinks and friends ran a stop sign in palm beach, florida, and slammed into scott wilson's car. his convertible bentley pushed wilson's car into a canal where it sank. inside the medical examiner says the still living wilson drowned. >> he did the most horrible thing anyone could ever do and that is leave the child inside the canal to drown. >> reporter: he himself asked for forgiveness on friday. >> my heart goes out to the family. i'm so remorseful. >> i'll sentence you to a term of incarceration to the department of corrections, 16 years. >> reporter: a surprise. goodman can go free while his lawyer appeals if he posts a $7 million bond. >> mr. goodman walking out of jail today does give us a sense of lack of finality. >> reporter: good man's girlfriend who he legally adopted as his daughter to protect his family fortune was not in court members could now

. >>> john goodman was sentenced to 16 years in prison earlier on dui manslaughter charges.iving through a stop sign and smashing into a car driven by 23-year-old scott wilson, whose car flipped into a pond where he drowned. i'm veronica de la cruz. now back to our program. >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >> two. >> left. >> two. >> keep the noise down. >> all right, y'all, hold it down. hey, if you stop talking and get up here, we'll go to chow. we structure everything like the military. and we like to have everybody do the same thing all together and they stay in compliance when they do that. if you've got your hands in your pockets, you're wrong. if you've got your hands in your jacket, you're wrong. >> we make them walk on the line so we do have consistency. and if everybody's walking in a straight line, it makes our job a whole lot easier. y'all take your hands out of your pockets. >> while florida's santa rosa correctional institution can be sometimes mistaken for boot camp, it's not only the inmates who march in formation. >> one! two!

a judge in west palm beach sentencing john goodman, faced up to 30 years for the death.dman speaking in his own defense, take a listen. >> i just wanted to say that from the second of the day after the accident, all i wanted to do was reach out to the wilson and be with them and to cry with them and to, you know, i can't imagine or even pretend to imagine what it would be like to lose a son. >> kelly: a judge also fining him $10,000 on top of that 16 year sentence, a multi-millionaire made national headlines when he adopted his 42-year-old girlfriend, prosecutors say he admitted to protect his fortune. >> jamie: another disturbing story about the alleged suspect about the shocking murder and kidnapping of an entire family in tennessee. his name is adam mayes, the main suspect in the case and killed himself during a police standoff thursday night. and authorities now saying he abducted the 8-year-old and 12-year-old nearly two weeks ago and their pictures here, after murdering their mother and their older sister. casey stegall live from alpine, mississippi where they were

multimillionaire, former club owner john goodman came to court in west palm beach wearing a jailhouse hearing about whether jurors in his trial may have deliberated unfairly, as suggested by the defense. goodman was convicted in march of dui manslaughter. found guilty of driving his bentley through a stop sign while intoxicated. then smashing into a car driven by 23-year-old scott wilson, flipping his car into a canal, where wilson drowned. the case drew national attention after goodman adopted his 42-year-old girlfriend to protect his fortune. >> sorry about dragging you back down here. >> reporter: one by one jurors were brought before the judge, out of camera range, and were asked if they discussed their verdict before the trial ended. and if they were influenced by knowing that goodman is rich. >> was that your decision at that time? >> reporter: seven jurors and alternates denied any misconduct. but when the judge questioned juror michael st. john, everything changed. >> did anybody ever say to you or in your presence or suggest that they'd heard enough evidence, they've made the

. >> jimmy: it was john goodman and molly shannon. >> and it played to silence.hter ] there was one really way high up in the rafters laugh. >> jimmy: you know, like, hehe. they kind of barely got it out. >> yeah, kind of barely got it. >> jimmy: do you remember that you did one -- it was a t.g.i. friday's waiter? >> oh. >> jimmy: i don't know what this sketch was. i remember it was bombing so hard that the whole cast came out to the floor and stood behind the camera and watched you eat it. [ laughter ] and you were going, like, "well, you have to try the blooming onions." [ laughter ] deathly silent. >> i don't remember that one. >> jimmy: yeah. you would go and commit. you were the best at committing. >> yeah. is that where the holy moly came from? >> jimmy: oh, yeah, maybe. >> the holy moly. where one of the writers said i could eat a holy moly on this. i would try to go as big as i possibly could. >> jimmy: you've got to give me the holy moly on this one. and you were giving the holy moly. >> it might have been that t.g.i. friday's one. >> jimmy: we got you -

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they found polo magnate john goodman guilty of being drunk when he caused the death of 23-year-old scott family is putting together $7 million to get him out on bond. >> two sisters are now safe two weeks after a kidnapper changed their lives forever. police now say that 12-year-old alexandria and her 8-year-old sister kyliyah bain were close enough to see him shoot himself. may mayes killed their mother and sister at their tennessee home and then fled with the girls. it ended in the woods in mississippi when the police closed in. >> i began giving commands. the little girl picks her head up. another girl picked her head up after the command. mrs. mr. mayes began to raise his weapon. we ordered mr. mayes is drop the weapon. he raised to his knees, never brandished the gun to any of us or the children. at that time, he took his life. >> according to family and friends, he thought he was actually the father of the two girls. >> they have shown unmatched bravery in the line of duty. 34 police officers from around the country honored at the white house today. president obama and vice preside

cops arrested this guy, john goodman in connection with with a drunken driving crash that killed a 23back in 2010. prosecutors accused the millionaire of adopting his girlfriend in an effort to protect part of his fortune in the face of a civil lawsuit linked to that crash. a jury convicted goodman earlier this year on charges of dui manslaughter and failure to render aide after goodman lost an appeal for a new trial today. a judge also fined him $10,000 on top of that 16 year sentence. phil keating is live outside the courthouse in west palm beach. testimony during sentencing involved death always tough to watch. especially by starting the mother mentioning sunday is mother's day. a day full of heart break. he would have been 25 years old o. instead he drowned in a canal while goodman walked away from the scene to instead try to save himself. goodman also addressed the court but first the victim's mother he didn't even have the opportunity to donate his organs to save others' lives. as he had once told me he had elected to do. >> just to be a part of this is so tragic and horrible. i

a jury in palm beach county found polo magnate john goodman guilty of being drunk when he caused the scott wilson. the "sun sentinel" newspaper reports goodman's family is putting together $7 million to get him out on bond while his attorneys appeal that verdict. >>> king james has a new crown as the third nba most valuable player award for lebron james. all that in just four seasons. he is the first player since michael jordan to win three mvp titles. james says his main goal this year is still to win his first nba championship. we'll see. we'll see. congratulations. i'm don lemon at the cnn world headquarters in atlanta. i'm going to see you back here at 10:00 p.m. eastern. we have a very special show for you. we want you to be a part of it. @donlemoncnn, you can tweet me and be a part of our conversation. conversation. "cnn presents" begins right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> tonight on "cnn presents." war rage on trial. some soldiers go through hell. and some soldiers bring it home with them. >> i would have ner

a jury in palm beach county found polo magnate john goodman guilty of being drunk when he caused the scott wilson. the "sun sentinel" newspaper reports goodman's family is putting together $7 million to get him out on bond while his attorneys appeal that verdict. >>> king james has a new crown as the third nba most valuable player award for lebron james. all that in just four so

. >>> our third story "outfront" -- john goodman appealing a manslaughter conviction.e's home tonight on $75 million bond. his home sits on the grounds of the polo club he founded near palm beach. 11,000 square feet. luxurious. goodman will be under house arrest, he'll be wearing an ankle bracelet and he will be watched by two sheriff's deputies 24/7, can go to his office, entertain visitors including his girlfriend he adopted to avoid paying in a civil suit. he was charged with driving drunk, killing a college student and leaving the scene. is this normal? >> the such says he'd not allowed to wear a tuxedo. in the judge's discourse in court when he set the bail. he's in florida, this is not unusual. you can get bail post-conviction if it's not a capital crime and can appeal the case. the defense attorney says one of the jurors did a test. we talked about it once. >> what it was like to be drunk. >> a good faith basis. i will say this. in every state i know of in the united states, you don't get released when sentenced to 16 years in prison after the conviction, but th

when john goodman walks out of the palm beach county jail after posting a $7 million bail, he'll facetions while his attorneys appeal his dui manslaughter conviction. under a court order, goodman will live under house arrest at his mansion on the grounds of the international polo club in wellington, florida. he'll wear a gps monitoring device and have limited visitation. >> he can't socialize at all, no. >> not even with family members? >> his lawyers obviously could come. his family could certainly come and see him but we're not going to have a party. >> guilty of dui minnesota slaughter. >> reporter: goodman was sentenced to 16 years in prison for driving his bentley while drunk and slamming into a car driven by 23-year-old scott wilson. wilson drowned after his car was pushed into a canal. under his bond conditions, goodman must submit to alcohol and drug tests. he cannot attend charity events, polo matches or fundraisers. he can walk to his office to conduct business, but he must be monitored around the clock by off-duty police officers. for whom he will have to pay. >> mr. goodma