Express remorse, while still understanding the victim’s pain, suffering, and how it has impacted them.
Agree with the court as to the seriousness of the crime, without minimizing it. Expand on this topic
What in your life brought you to this moment, what happened that caused you to do this?
What has this experience taught you? Did it bring up moments from your past?
Explain to the Judge that you have a plan (only if you do),
to start making this right with those you have victimized –
or if you have already started, what are they,
no matter how small those efforts have been?
If it’s been a year or so since your verdict, what have you been doing?
(1)Working, (2)volunteering, or watching: (3)TV (only options 1 and 2 are correct).
What is your plan to never re-offend? If there was a “trigger,” what was that trigger, and how do you remove it from your life?
III) COVID, unfortunately, will be with us for a long time, like the seasonal Flu.
Unfortunately, it is much more lethal.
2022/2023, We’ve gone from pandemic to endemic
Practically all that means is that as a society:
Some believe in prevention and others do not
The result is that while influenza has a ~ 52K deaths / per year
COVID and its variants may be 10 x as much
More importantly, new strains are more than likely to present themselves, and masks along with new technology in indoor air filtering are in our future.
Long-COVID, Long-Haulers, or Post-COVID; these symptoms may be mitigating factors to present before the presentence interview as no jail, or prison (state or federal) is equipped to provide the necessary care.
Beyond that, this would not be a qualifier for either 100% CARE LEVEL III or ADL as the symptoms could keep one between sleep, the bathroom, meals, and at best a short walk.
