Victim impact statement — A victim impact statement is a written or verbal statement made as part of the judicial legal process, which allows a victim of crime the opportunity to speak during the sentencing of their attacker or at subsequent parole hearings. In some… … Wikipedia
Victim Impact Statement — Als Victim Impact Statement oder Victim Personal Statement wird im Rechtssystem verschiedener Länder des angelsächsischen Rechtskreises eine Erklärung bezeichnet, in der das Opfer einer Straftat im Rahmen eines Gerichtsprozesses die Folgen der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
victim impact statement — Statement read into the record during the sentencing phase of a criminal trial to inform the court about the impact of the crime on the victim or victim s family … Black's law dictionary
victim impact statement — noun a statement made to a court by the victim of a crime or by their family before the offender is sentenced, expressing the impact which the crime has had on them …
victim — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hapless, helpless, innocent, poor, unfortunate, unwilling ▪ He defrauded his innocent victims of millions. ▪ unsuspecting … Collocations dictionary
statement — 01. An aide read a prepared [statement] saying that the President would not be answering any questions until he received further information. 02. All general [statements] are false. 03. Our recent financial [statement] shows that we are doing… … Grammatical examples in English
vic|tim-im|pact statement — «VIHK tuhm IHM pakt», a review of the consequences of a crime on its victim: »47 states now allow some form of…victim impact statements to be included among the evidence weighed during the sentencing phase of criminal trials (Time) … Useful english dictionary
Nora Wall — (formerly Sister Dominic of the Sisters of Mercy) (born 1948) is a former Irish nun of the Sisters of Mercy who was wrongfully convicted of rape in June 1999, and served four days of a life sentence in July 1999, before her conviction was quashed … Wikipedia
Payne v. Tennessee — ussc|501|808|1991 was an important United States Supreme Court case on criminal law, which held that testimony on the form of a victim impact statement was admissible, thus overruling two of that courts precedents. It held that stare decisis cou … Wikipedia
Sharon Tate — Infobox Actor name = Sharon Tate imagesize = 200px caption = from Valley of the Dolls (1967) birthdate = birth date|mf=yes|1943|1|24|mf=y location = Dallas, Texas, United States deathdate = death date and age|mf=yes|1969|8|9|1943|1|24 deathplace … Wikipedia
