momof1cutie said:
So, I shouldn't write the letter?? And if I did decide to write this character letter I wouldn't know exactly how to word it??
Personally, I would think the letter wouldn't hurt. But, keep in mind that it may not be of any good, either.
Would his lawyer ask for this kind of stuff anyway??
Maybe. Only when it comes to sentencing, probably.
How much of his character do they take into consideration when deciding punishment??
They tend to look at the overall picture. But, keep in mind that family members tend to have a skewed view of their loved one. I have seen stories for murdering thugs filled with tales from friends and family saying what a good man he was, trying to do the right thing, and how he got lost ... etc.
The courts have heard it all before. And, unfortunately, they grow a little immune to the pleas of the loved ones. Unless he truly was a paragon of virtue in his community and has documented good deeds coming out his ears, the chances are that what the family has to say will have minimal impact ... depending on the specifics of his offenses.
The charge is 11350(A)HS & the bail set at $145,000, so whatever that means??
Holy crap! $145,000?! That must have been a lot of drugs! There HAS to be other charges. Simple possession of a controlled substance is NOT going to result in that high a bail unless they sought a bail enhancement. And if they got an enhancement, it was probably because they felt he was a flight risk or because they wanted to assure him remaining in custory while they sought arrest or search warrants for others.
The thing is, he was locked up for about 4yrs not too long ago, released in 2000 and I'm pretty sure that he was still on some sort of probation, even though his parole ended in 2003. I'm not in contact w/ his lawyer, so I'm not sure if they are using Prop 36 in this case.
If he has priors he may very well go away to at least county jail for this.
But there is something missing. $145,000 is way too excessive for simple possession. Either he's concealing the whole story to you, or there are additional crimes or counts that he has been charged with.
- Carl