Belkis Plata, Plata Schott Law

In a phone conversation with Going Ringside, Plata said about maximum sentences being handed down: “Not always the case but I feel like in a case like this is very probable. I feel like the amount of DUIs she’s had she’s never learned her lesson.”

She added Florida has a scoring system for repeat offenders and that will be taken into consideration in her sentencing.

As far as her defense attorneys, Plata said, “They’re going to come in and raise questions like ‘How has her life been?’ ‘Is she remorseful?’ They’re going to throw in everything to get her sentenced knocked down.”

She also said it’s unclear whether Sytch’s celebrity status will play a role in the judge’s sentence.

“It should not. Judge should not consider oh she’s a celebrity. There’s needs to be a message sent that this is not tolerated in Florida,” she said.