I'm guessing it was an automatic sentence without a punishment phase.
And to think this was the news less than three years ago:
After the verdict some of his past ironic tweets began to be reposted:
As well as some old poorly worded ones from former teammates:
And this one today from a former Baylor player, which was certainly written with good intentions, struck me as odd. Happy that you haven't killed someone and convicted? Happy you haven't been killed?
If this ain't a reason to be happy about your own life, I don't know what you need https://t.co/w6flL8aApY
— Silas Nacita (@Salsa_Nacho) April 15, 2015