Every defendant deserves to have the best defense put forward. Preferred Solutions sentencing advocacy helps with violent and non-violent crime in structuring the supporting argument to advocate for clients and in the preparation of sentencing reports or rebuttals to prosecution’s pre-sentencing reports.

• Conducting interviews with the defendant to determine the bio/ psycho/social history, including education, mental health and work history
• Conducting in depth background checks,
• Collecting supporting  character evidence from family, friends and community references in personal statements, letters and video taped evidence
• Preparing skipper evidence, post-charge behavior and evidence from probation/parole agents and prior treatment reviews, evidence of compliance and attendance.
• Evidence of past employment and efforts to secure employment
• Working with psychologists and other experts
• Preparing the Defendant for the Sentencing hearing.

Sentence advocacy gets the best results for your client by preparing the defendant from the beginning of the case. A Sentencing Advocate can help Defense Counsel in preparing defendants by educating them on sentence options, by establishing sentencing goals and by presenting a strategy and arguments to support the sentence being proposed.
All the supportive information is presented in a Sentencing Report, to support the Defense Counsel recommendation in sentencing.

Can Defendants Mitigate Sentence Outcome?

While there are never any guarantees Defense Counsel and defendants can be proactive in efforts to mitigate sentence outcome long before the trial.

Encourage defendants to demonstrate that they take the case seriously. Some restitution can be paid up front. Volunteering community service hours will establish the defendant’s reliability and commitment to reintegrate back into the community. Apologies to the victim can help in resolving the case, as well as participating in counseling and social support programs.

Sentence advocacy can make the difference in sentence outcome.

Please Contact Us for more information regarding sentencing advocacy services.