Understanding the Importance of a Sentencing Narrative

What phrase did the defendant mention to the author that impacted him?

• Disease to Displease

• Pleasure in Disease

• Disease to Please

• Ease to Displease

What program did the defendant invest in to improve his sentencing narrative?

• Defense Lawyer Program

• Sentencing Narrative Program

• Judiciary Review Program

• Probation Officer Program

Who did the defendant ask to forward his narrative to, based on the advice from the author's interview with Judge Bennett?

• The Probation Officer

• The Defense Lawyer

• The Prosecution Lawyer

• The Judge

What did the probation officer say about the defendant's narrative during the interview?

• It was the worst letter he had read

• It had no impact on the interview

• It was the best letter he had read

• It was irrelevant to the interview

According to Judge Bennett, when should the defendant begin crafting his narrative?

• After the pre-sentence investigation report

• During the allocution

• Before the pre-sentence investigation report

• The night before sentencing

What did Judge Bennett say about including the narrative in the pre-sentence report?

• It would be unimpressive

• It would be helpful

• It would be unnecessary

• It would be detrimental

What did Judge Bennett say about reading the pre-sentence report?

• He reads it once

• He skims through it quickly

• He reads it multiple times

• He doesn't read it at all

According to Judge Bennett, what should the narrative be if included in the pre-sentence report?

• Exaggerated and Untrustworthy

• Believable and Credible

• Unbelievable and Incredulous

• Fictional and Unreliable