A lawyer representing the 16-year-old Texas boy who killed four people and critically injured two others while driving drunk lashed out Thursday at the news media for their focus on the use of `` affluenza '' to describe the boy 's privileged upbringing . Of the two experts who testified in defense of Ethan Couch , only one used the word and he used it just once , attorney Reagan Wynn told CNN 's `` New Day . '' `` That term was not used by either of the lawyers that represented Mr. Couch , and it was not our defense , simply put . '' He added , `` I think it is ridiculous for anyone who knows anything about the criminal justice system or the juvenile justice system to think that we walked into court and said , 'Hey , judge , this is a rich , white kid , ' and she went , 'Oh , OK , probation . ' `` Asked whether he had ever heard of a poor child getting probation -- and no jail time -- after having killed four people , Wynn acknowledged that he had not . But , he said , the goal of the juvenile justice system is to rehabilitate more than to punish . `` I would submit to you that kids who do things by accident or mistake probably should not be locked up with the key thrown away , '' he said . Eric Boyles , whose wife and daughter were killed in the crash , said he thinks the media criticism over the term caused the defense team to want the term to go away . `` I was actually surprised to hear them attempt to walk back the 'affluenza ' term . They created it . The outcry follows it , '' he told `` Anderson Cooper 360 '' . `` And now they wish that indeed that the negative focus was n't so much around 'affluenza . ' `` Doctor coins term . Psychologist Dick Miller testified in December that `` affluenza '' describes a condition caused when a child of privileged background suffers no consequences for repeated bad behavior . But it is not recognized as a medical condition in any formal sense and Miller acknowledged to Cooper in December , `` We used to call these people 'spoiled brats . ' `` The prosecutor had asked that Couch be sentenced to 20 years behind bars . Instead , State District Judge Jean Boyd ordered in December that he be placed on probation for 10 years . In a proceeding Wednesday closed to the news media , she specified the terms of that probation : She ordered that Couch undergo rehabilitation -- at his family 's expense -- at a locked treatment facility in Texas that has not been identified publicly , Wynn said . No minimum time was ordered , though the boy 's driver 's license was suspended and he was ordered to stay away from drugs and alcohol for the duration of his sentence probation . After the proceeding , Wynn was vehement in his attack on the news media . `` If this case has not taught me anything else , it has confirmed what I was pretty sure of all along -- which is that the media circus is poison to the criminal justice system , '' Wynn told reporters on Wednesday , adding that the news coverage had affected decisions by treatment facilities about whether to accept Couch for treatment . `` The story that was reported has so twisted the facts that were actually presented in court that I do n't think the truth will ever be able to come out now , '' he said . Asked what the public was missing from the news reports , he said , `` I 'm not going to go into detail with you , but I will tell you that if you had been in the courtroom and you had heard all the testimony , you would have heard a significantly different story than what was reported . '' Wynn 's attack on the media 's focus on `` affluenza '' was rich , the prosecutor said . `` Really ? '' asked Richard Alpert , when told of the defense lawyer 's remarks . `` Well , that 's ironic , because it 's his expert that brought that before the courtroom , so somebody made a decision before this hearing that that was a good term . `` He 's a good attorney , his witnesses do n't say things by accident . So they thought maybe that would help . That 's my interpretation . And it blew up on them . It was a stupid thing to say , it affected the credibility of that expert and it will follow that expert wherever he testifies . It was a dumb idea and his testimony was n't credible . '' Looking for an apology . Couch 's avoidance of jail time underscores the need for legislative changes , Alpert told reporters Wednesday . `` There are some problems with the way juvenile justice is done , '' he said . `` We 're going to ask for the right to a jury trial , we 're going to hope to get legislation to do that , let a jury of his peers determine what the punishment should be . '' Boyles said he only wanted to hear Couch say he was sorry . `` We certainly have not seen any remorse , '' he said Thursday , adding that based on Couch 's demeanor in the courtroom , he did n't think the teenager understands what he has done . Last June , his wife , Hollie Boyles , and daughter , Shelby , left their home to help Breanna Mitchell , whose SUV had broken down . Brian Jennings , a youth pastor , was driving past and also stopped to help . All four were killed when the Couch 's pickup truck plowed into the pedestrians on a road in Burleson , south of Fort Worth . Couch 's vehicle also struck a parked car , which then slid into another vehicle headed in the opposite direction . Two people riding in the bed of the pickup were injured . One is no longer able to move or talk because of a brain injury , while the other suffered internal injuries and broken bones . According to prosecutors , three hours after the crash , tests showed Couch had a blood alcohol content of 0.24 , three times the legal limit . Lawyer : Couch does feel remorse . Despite his client 's avoidance of jail time , Wynn said he did n't feel Couch won . `` There is no winner in this case , '' he said . `` Ethan is going to live with what he did for the rest of his life , and I can tell you that he certainly feels remorse . '' He said his client is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder following the accident , that he is `` emotionally and socially arrested to where he is effectively like a 12-year-old , '' and that he is `` basically shell-shocked '' by the process . `` He has a very flat affect , he is able to express remorse but , quite frankly , I do n't think there is anything he was going to say to anyone that was going to make them feel any better , especially coming from him . '' Marla Mitchell , whose daughter Breanna was among the victims , said Couch may have gotten off easy , but he 's not done yet . `` Even though he knows how to beat this game , and even if he follows all the little things and jumps through the hoops and does the tricks he 's supposed to do , I do n't think the world is ever going to take their eyes off of him -- no matter where is is , no matter where he goes , no matter what game he or his family think they 've beaten . '' She said she hopes his rehabilitation efforts succeed , but added , `` I think it 's shutting the barn door after the horse is already out . But we 'll see . '' Boyles said that while he took some solace in the fact Couch was n't allowed to go to some expensive treatment facility with horse riding , yoga and other activities , he still will get to return to his nice life after he finishes his treatment . `` I had a warm , vibrant home that I went to every night . I now go home to a quiet , stark , sterile environment , '' he told Cooper . `` So it 's now not a ... it 's just a house . It 's not a home . ''
Man who lost wife , daughter says he does n't think Ethan Couch is remorseful . `` Affluenza '' not used by either of the lawyers , says defense attorney Reagan Wynn . The media circus is poison to the criminal justice system , '' Wynn says . `` Well , that 's ironic , '' prosecutor says , noting that a defense witness used the term .