Metcalf parents make victim impact statements in court

The parents of Austin Metcalf make victim impact statements in court after Karmelo Anthony is sentenced to 35 years in prison ...

Family delivers emotional victim impact statements after Karmelo Anthony's sentencing in Austin Metcalf killing

Loved ones describe grief, rage and the lasting void left by the 17‑year‑old's killing.

'He was taken from us': Austin Metcalf's parents read victim impact statements to Karmelo Anthony after sentencing

The parents of Austin Metcalf read emotional impact statements in court to Karmelo Anthony after he was sentenced for the ...

Victim impact statement: Spartanburg Co. says Chuck Wright case cost taxpayers $1.31M

A victim impact statement filed in federal court says Spartanburg County suffered financial losses, impaired capacity and a ...

'All you had to do was admit it': Victim's emotional statement precedes former north Georgia private school teacher's 40-year sentence

Bonnie Brown was sentenced to 40 years, 15 years of which will be served in prison. She was convicted of improper sexual ...

Victim impact statements heard in BC woman’s human trafficking trial

Victim impact statements were read on Tuesday in the sentencing hearing for Jennifer Stephens. She is charged in a human ...

Victim statements heard in sentencing hearings for Los Gatos mom convicted for teen sex parties

"The trauma shattered parts of me and every day I wake up, I'm rebuilding what you broke," one victim said at the sentencing hearing for Shannon O'Connor, a Los Gatos mother convicted for drunken sex ...
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Do Victim Impact Statements Help Promote Justice?

Professor Edna Erez and I have a new article supporting victim impact statements. It is entitled "How Victim Impact Statements Promote Justice: Evidence from the Content of Statements Delivered in ...

‘I trusted him’: Victim describes impact of sexual abuse in court before Clay man’s sentencing

While in court Wednesday morning, David Arnold’s face barely moved as a victim detailed how they were affected by his sexual ...
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Analyst: Victim-impact statements will be important part of sentencing

FORMER PROSECUTOR PATRICIA LAFRANCE. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. PATRICIA ADAM MONTGOMERY TRANSPORTED TO THE COURTHOUSE. WE JUST SAW THAT HE’S DOING THE COURTROOM IN UNDER AN HOUR FOR THE ...