Letter An Evidentiary Hearing At The Time Of Sentencing

Thank you. Judge: Just let me know when you are ready. Thomas M. Maas: I will. Bailiff: Remain seated. Thomas M. Maas: Okay, You Honor. I was not able to, in the time the court gave me, find any specific authority. I will just allege, that I believe he has a due process right to have his own supporters speak to the court directly to give the court a more full picture, than they can put down in writing, as part of his right to a fair and just sentence. Judge: Well, a defense is entitled to request an evidentiary hearing at the time of sentencing, but you do have to give notice of that if you wanted to present testimony at the time of the sentencing. Thomas M. Maas: I am unaware of that legal – Judge: In any event, you didn’t find anything. Thomas M. Maas: No. Judge: But, if you would like to give your client a couple minutes to speak to his supporters to see what they would say, he is allowed to summarize. Thomas M. Maas: Wait a minute, he has a sense of what they would say, of course, but they have submit letters and I mean, I would like the court to hear from them. Judge: I understand. Thomas M. Maas: Request an evidentiary hearing or whatever – Judge: Do they – Thomas M. Maas: I don’t think it would be long, and I don’t think it would be undue and he has people behind him as well. Judge: I understand. Did they write it out, I can read it, but I just don’t think that they have a right— Thomas M. Maas: Well, they have written it out, you have read what they wrote. Judge:Show MoreRelatedThe Ford Pinto Case9294 Words   |  38 Pagesaction, in light of the fact the driver possessed several controlled substances at the time of the accident. A second potential party open to a civil suit was the Indiana Highway department. It was their design which left no safe stopping place along Highway 33 where cars could pull over for emergencies. In fact, the road was so dangerous that the Elkart County Citizens Safety Committee had previously written a letter to the department asking that the road design be modified to provide safe stoppingRead MoreThe Ford Pinto Case9301 Words   |  38 Pagesaction, in light of the fact the driver possessed several controlled substances at the time of the accident. A second potential party open to a civil suit was the Indiana Highway department. It was their design which left no safe stopping place along Highway 33 where cars could pull over for emergencies. In fact, the road was so dangerous that the Elkart County Citizens Safety Committee had previously written a letter to the department asking that the road design be modified to provide safe stoppingRead MoreThe Growing Problem of White Collar Crimes in India19963 Words   |  80 Pagessignificantly enhances financial and incarceration penalties, and relaxes some procedural evidentiary requirements for prosecutors. White Collar Crime is not only a crime but a very serious crime with wide and often gory repercussions. Its seriousness can be gauged from the fact that effect of even a few White Collar Crimes on the economic fabric of society can be far more devastating. This paper outlines that it is high time for the Indian corporate sector to draw lessons from the experience of the functioni ng