In New York victims are permitted to make a statement regarding their views on sentencing, what they endured, etc. Typically, this applies to people who are victims of robbery, rape, assault and other such crimes. Trump’s convictions don’t lend themselves to the kind of typical victim impact statements contemplated under the New York law, BUT….
Aren’t we ALL victims of Trump’s crimes? Do YOU feel victimized? If you do, you can write a victim impact statement and send it in to DA Bragg’s office. Victim Impact Statements are supposed to be considered by the probation officer who writes the pre-sentence report.
In all likelihood, they won’t be considered as the usual victim impact statements are and incorporated into the pre sentence report, but it could be a nice touch for the prosecution to mention at sentencing that they received a million victim impact statements from all over the country. Here’s the guidelines and a link:
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Victim Impact Statement
A Victim Impact Statement is written or verbal information from the crime victims about how the crime has affected them. Victim Impact Statements are used at Sentencing and Parole.
The Victim Impact Statement is the crime victim’s story of how the crime affected his or her life, how life was before the crime compared to after the crime, and how the crime has impacted other people. The Victim Impact Statement may include:
- Details of physical impact, like injuries, disfigurement, disability, ongoing medical treatment and rehab
- Details of emotional and psychological impact, like feelings of guilt, anger, fear, anxiety, depression, loss of trust, safety or security concerns, insomnia, nightmares, counseling, substance abuse
- Details of financial impact, like medical bills, counseling expenses, transportation costs to medical and court appointments, loss of income
- Details of lifestyle, family, or social impact, like changes in routine, childcare, divorce, no longer participating in events or activities, no longer driving, no longer working, forced relocation
- A statement about what outcome the crime victim would like and why
- Photographs (these are not returned)
A Victim Impact Statement should not include profanity or threats to the defendant or court personnel.
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