Polo mogul John Goodman gets 16 years in jail for drunk-driving manslaughter of 23-year-old Scott Patrick Wilson Take one ... John Goodman is seen in 2012, when he was convicted the first time and before juror misconduct forced a retrial. Picture: AP/Palm Beach Post/Lannis Waters Source: AP A PALM Beach County Chief Circuit judge has sentenced polo club founder John Goodman to 16 years in prison for the death of 23-year-old Scott Patrick Wilson. Found guilty by a jury last month, Goodman, 51, will not be permitted to post bail to leave jail while appealing his latest drink-driving manslaughter/failure to render aid conviction, Judge Jeffrey Colbath ruled. The defence vowed an immediate appeal. Judge Colbath imposed the same prison term as he had in May 2012, after Goodman was convicted the first time and before juror misconduct forced a retrial. However, Judge Colbath refused Goodman's request to allow him to return to house arrest, even with restrictions such as around-the-clock police guards. Devastating loss ... a photo from 2010 shows Scott Wilson's cousin Anthony Logan, 21, of Miami, left, and Scott's mother Lili Wilson attaching flowers to a memorial in Wellington, Florida. Picture: AP Photo/The Palm Beach Post/Gary Coronado Source: AP Prosecutors had argued Goodman is an even greater flight risk after his second conviction, while Goodman's lawyers said he wouldn't go on the run while asking the Fourth District Court of Appeal for a new trial. The defence says it has a strong, non-frivolous challenge. At a hearing on Wednesday, Goodman's lawyers sought a US$4 million ($4.6 million) bond, arguing their high-profile client "is no longer the wealthy polo mogul." While they offered tax returns and insisted Goodman has more debts than assets, the prosecutors said the felon's family wealth is "unlimited." Assistant State Attorneys Alan Johnson and Sherri Collins say they are confident the verdict and sentence will be upheld on appeal, because the evidence against Goodman is so strong. During the retrial, the prosecutors said Goodman was speeding in his Bentley Continental GTC convertible at 101kph, blew a stop sign and slammed into Wilson's Hyundai Sonata in Wellington, Florida. Mogul ... John Goodman and Hilary Duff pose with an elephant at an annual black-tie gala at the International Polo Club, Palm Beach. High flier ... John Goodman with Oscar winner Faye Dunaway at a polo tournament. Picture: Brock Miller/Splash Source: Supplied Wilson, a University of Central Florida engineering graduate, drowned after his car was flipped upside down into a canal. Goodman spent several hours before the 1am crash drinking at three Wellington bars that serve the polo community, the prosecutors said. Goodman had a 0.177 blood-alcohol content, more than twice the 0.08 legal limit to drive, as well as trace amounts of hydrocodone, according to a blood sample taken three hours after the crash. But the defence argued Goodman was not intoxicated when he was driving. The attorneys said his high blood-alcohol level was caused by the drinking he did after the crash in a so-called "man cave" - a liquor-stocked bar in a polo player's barn office - to soothe the pain of a broken wrist and head trauma. Goodman testified that had he known Wilson's car was in the canal he "would have gone in to help. Jurors reached by reporters after the trial said they didn't find the defence credible; deliberations lasted only about four hours. Shady ... millionaire John Goodman adopted his own girlfriend after being convicted of manslaughter, in an effort to protect his wealth from a civil suit brought by Scott Wilson's parents. Goodman attorneys Douglas Duncan, Scott Richardson, Elizabeth Parker and Tama Kudman requested a third trial, but Colbath said no. Goodman's legal team says the judge prevented Goodman from receiving a fair trial for many reasons, including a refusal to toss the "flawed" blood evidence and not dismissing the charges altogether because of the state's release of Goodman's Bentley from evidence after the first trial. The defence claims the blood sample taken at Wellington Regional Medical Center was not scientifically reliable, because it may have been drawn with a small "butterfly" needle more suitable for infants. But the sheriff's office toxicologist who analysed the blood sample told the jury the sample appeared normal. Goodman also said the judge should have dismissed the charges altogether because of the state's release of Goodman's Bentley from evidence in April 2012, one month after the first trial. The defence says this prevented more testing to prove Goodman's US$250,000 car malfunctioned before the crash. And the lawyers say the judge improperly refused to allow a special jury instruction about the release of the two cars. At the trial, a state expert, whose salary was partially paid by the Bentley company, testified that Goodman's car was functioning fine before the impact. The defence also said Judge Colbath erred by not holding the entire trial outside of Palm Beach County, because of extreme publicity since the first trial. Judge Colbath agreed it would be impossible to find a fair jury here, so jury selection only was held in Tampa, and the sequestered jury heard the case in West Palm Beach over 15 days. Goodman made headlines before the retrial, when he legally adopted his 42-year-old girlfriend Heather Hutchins, in an attempt to preserve his personal wealth from a civil suit brought by Wilson's parents. The adoption was subsequently overturned on appeal. He also found himself in the news when he tried to pry off his ankle monitor using a mirror, while under house arrest.