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[-] HKPiax@lemmy.world 74 points 5 months ago

I’m from the other side of the pond, what does this mean? I’m having a blast with all the Trump memes but this one’s too specific for me :(

[-] filtoid@lemmy.ml 21 points 5 months ago

Fellow right-side-of-the-ponder here (so take with a heap of salt). So basically both sides present mitigations ("my client had a clean record until now", "the defendant was found liable for SA", sort of thing). These may change the outcome of the sentencing, including specific dates for any period of incarceration.

There will also be part of this given over to why they defendant shouldn't be found liable for also violating his gag order (very similar to the ones before, but this one is now he is a felon). And if the defense counsel can't explain why he did that (which is pretty much indefensible) then he can be both found liable for the breach and have it impact his potential sentence.

I am not a lawyer, I am not American, this is just what I understand, until someone better comes along to correct me.

[-] RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Very good.

On one hand the report could say the convict has always been a good person until now.

Or………

I could say the convict has spent the last 6 months threatening the judge’s daughter wracking up 9 contempts of court. The contempt cannot affect the sentence, but it will surely speak to character for a parole of that unaffected sentence.

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