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  2. Victim impact statement - Wikipedia

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    A victim impact statement is a written or oral statement made as part of the judicial legal process, which allows crime victims the opportunity to speak during the sentencing of the convicted person or at subsequent parole hearings.

  3. South Carolina v. Gathers - Wikipedia

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    South Carolina v. Gathers, 490 U.S. 805 (1989), was a United States Supreme Court case which held that testimony in the form of a victim impact statement is admissible during the sentencing phase of a trial only if it directly relates to the "circumstances of the crime." [1] This case was later overruled by the Supreme Court decision in Payne v.

  4. Woman Who Took Bride’s Life At Wedding In Drunk ... - AOL

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    During victim impact statements, one by one, many of Miller’s family and friends addressed the court, according to Court TV. Miller’s mother, Lisa Miller, reportedly described hearing sirens ...

  5. Victimology - Wikipedia

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    A victim impact panel, which usually follows the victim impact statement, is a form of community-based or restorative justice in which the crime victims (or relatives and friends of deceased crime victims) meet with the defendant after conviction to tell the convict about how the criminal activity affected them, in the hope of rehabilitation or ...

  6. 'I survived you': Ramapo College kidnapping victim confronts ...

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    With her family and friends at her back, Alexis Ruhlen read her victim impact statement to the court, describing her harrowing experience as Pawel Sliwinski, her boyfriend of two years, kidnapped ...

  7. Family of slain cyclist Moriah Wilson gives heartbreaking ...

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    Moments later, they delivered heartfelt victim impact statements. Caitlin Cash was the first to address the court and recounted how she found Wilson’s dead body lying in a pool of blood in her ...

  8. Payne v. Tennessee - Wikipedia

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    Payne v. Tennessee, 501 U.S. 808 (1991), was a United States Supreme Court case authored by Chief Justice William Rehnquist which held that testimony in the form of a victim impact statement is admissible during the sentencing phase of a trial and, in death penalty cases, does not violate the Cruel and Unusual Punishment Clause of the Eighth Amendment. [1]

  9. Moral Injury: Healing - The Huffington Post

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    The statement said the Defense Department “provides a wide range of medical and non-medical resources for service members seeking assistance in addressing moral injuries.” Mental health care providers “often address moral injury when treating a psychiatric disorder,” the statement said, and chaplains are available as well.