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In the majority of U.S. jurisdictions, character evidence is inadmissible in civil suits when being used as circumstantial evidence to prove that a person acted in conformity with their character; it is considered to be an unfair basis from which to attempt to prove that an individual behaved in a particular way on a particular occasion. [2]
In U.S. criminal law, a proffer agreement, proffer letter, proffer, or "Queen for a Day" letter is a written agreement between a prosecutor and a defendant or prospective witness that allows the defendant or witness to give the prosecutor information about an alleged crime, while limiting the prosecutor's ability to use that information against him or her.
Morgan had faced a possible sentence of 80 years; [19] however, his attorney Herschella Conyers had also hoped that Crane would rule on the possibility of another trial. [16] Supporters, including Occupy Chicago demonstrated inside the courtroom. [18] [20] They stood when Morgan entered and some remained standing throughout the hearing. [21]
Fedorenko's defense consisted of three character witnesses and his own testimony. All three of the witnesses testified in favor of Fedorenko's good moral character. One of those witnesses, Nadia Huczar, also testified that many Ukrainians in American or British territory had committed suicide rather than accept deportation to the Soviet Union ...
Danny Masterson’s former TV costars Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis are among more than 50 individuals who submitted letters in defense of the actor, prior to him being sentenced to 30 years in ...
The report has an immediate purpose: to help the court determine an appropriate sentence as well as aide in officer sentencing recommendations. The report serves to collect objective, relevant, and factual information on a specific defendant. [7] Since the advent of the sentencing guidelines, the importance of the presentence reports has increased.
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The resentencing. A resentencing memorandum filed Nov. 1 asked for life in prison with the possibility of parole after 20 years and pointed out mitigating factors of Weaver's personality ...