Judges are more likely to terminate a probation early if they are convinced that the probation has served its purpose which is to ensure that the wrongful behavior will never happen again. Demonstrate you have learned your lesson by stating how your life has been changed for the better because of the probation experience. Point out how you have been…
Avoid Generalizing Across All Sentencing Factors
From United States vs. Wolf Child http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2012/10/23/11-30241.pdf Sam E. Haddon, District Judge, Presiding First, the district court relied on the fact that Wolf Child is now a convicted sex offender. This runs contrary to our holding that “a generalized assessment based on the class of sex offenders generally, rather than on the particular sex offenses a defendant has committed or…