Justice is all the family of Luis Encalada wanted, said Danbury Attorney Gregory Klein, an attorney with Alan Barry & Associates in Danbury.
Klein and Barry represented the family in its wrongful death lawsuit against DaSilva. The legal team tried to move the trial to Bridgeport in an effort to take DaSilva's community standing out of the equation. Klein said that motion was rejected.
"They're self-admitted peasants," Klein said. "They grow their own food. They have a cow for milk products. They were totally dependent on Luis for their money."
Klein said the family's question about a trial in Danbury hinged on what the court would think about DaSilva, a native son, versus Encalada, an immigrant.
"Is Danbury going to be fair," Klein said they asked. "We'll find out today if Danbury is going to be fair."
Barry said after the verdict was read that he thought the 18 month sentence plus the probation was fair.
DaSilva was accused of causing Encalada's death after discovering him and other men squatting in one of his apartments at 58 Town Hill Ave., Danbury. DaSilva was sentenced to 18 months in prison, plus five years of probation Wednesday in Danbury Superior Court.
The civil suit was settled, and the negotiations took 14 hours, Klein said. He said several insurance companies were involved, and DaSilva paid some of the money himself. Klein told the court DaSilva didn't want the civil claim to linger in court or be left to the discretion of the insurance companies. The amount of the settlement were not made public.
The family stayed in touch with the lawsuit in Danbury by visiting the Ecuadorian town of Cuenca, a town with a bank, restaurants and law offices. Using Skype, Klein and Barry were able to communicate with Encalada's family from their Ecuadorian lawyer's office.
The family has 11 children. Four are in school, one is in university, and Judge of Probate Diane Yamin monitored the estate for Maria Yunga, Encalada's wife.
"I've been talking to them for two and a half years," Klein said. "Mr DaSilva was there the whole time in the negotiations. He personally gave money."
Klein and Barry represented the family in its wrongful death lawsuit against DaSilva. The legal team tried to move the trial to Bridgeport in an effort to take DaSilva's community standing out of the equation. Klein said that motion was rejected.
"They're self-admitted peasants," Klein said. "They grow their own food. They have a cow for milk products. They were totally dependent on Luis for their money."
Klein said the family's question about a trial in Danbury hinged on what the court would think about DaSilva, a native son, versus Encalada, an immigrant.
"Is Danbury going to be fair," Klein said they asked. "We'll find out today if Danbury is going to be fair."
Barry said after the verdict was read that he thought the 18 month sentence plus the probation was fair.
DaSilva was accused of causing Encalada's death after discovering him and other men squatting in one of his apartments at 58 Town Hill Ave., Danbury. DaSilva was sentenced to 18 months in prison, plus five years of probation Wednesday in Danbury Superior Court.
The civil suit was settled, and the negotiations took 14 hours, Klein said. He said several insurance companies were involved, and DaSilva paid some of the money himself. Klein told the court DaSilva didn't want the civil claim to linger in court or be left to the discretion of the insurance companies. The amount of the settlement were not made public.
The family stayed in touch with the lawsuit in Danbury by visiting the Ecuadorian town of Cuenca, a town with a bank, restaurants and law offices. Using Skype, Klein and Barry were able to communicate with Encalada's family from their Ecuadorian lawyer's office.
The family has 11 children. Four are in school, one is in university, and Judge of Probate Diane Yamin monitored the estate for Maria Yunga, Encalada's wife.
"I've been talking to them for two and a half years," Klein said. "Mr DaSilva was there the whole time in the negotiations. He personally gave money."
