Legal Question in Civil Litigation in California
Harrasement
Can I get in trouble sending this to a judge?
I am writing this on behalf of my neice She was orginally convicted of a felony and incacerated in for16 months. Although she was guilty it seems that punishment has vastly out weighed the crime. Serving time in a maximum prison she has never commited a violent crime. As a young teenager she moved in with who is now her husband and his family., Eventually she became a mother and was out on her own. With no help from her spouse she did recieve welfare, her mother in law took it upon her self to take checks and distribute them as she saw fit. Being young impressionable and easily manipulated believed her mother in law was only trying to help.
befriended an elderly neighbor and yes she forged her name on a grocery aacount. Her crime involved purchasing food diapers and tampons. was desperate her mother in law kept all her funds.This was never brought to the attention of the law enforcement the elderly person even refused to press charges. made the mistake of confessing this to her husband who then told his mother.
The mother in law called and harrassed the police department daily until charges were brought againstNow w
3 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Harrasement
No.
Re: Harrassment
Unfortunately, the best time to consult an attorney on behalf of a criminal defendant is before she is sentenced. You certainly have nothing to lose by writing to the judge, but you have nothing to gain either. Placement of an inmate in a more severe, or less severe, prison facility is up to the department of corrections and is based on the inmate's classification and behavior.
Re: Harrasement
It is not likely that you will get into trouble unless you send threats, etc. but it is not likely that the judge will see it or even if he does, change anything. And, frankly, none of what you has said would make me sympathetic, as your niece needs to accept personal responsiblity for her actions. Women should not bring a child into the world unless they are able to provide it with the necessities of life; your niece chose to do that, and despite receiving the aid of welfare, she still made a decision to steal--you should not minimize it by saying she had a hard time when she was young--everyone was young once, and not everyone resorted to theft.
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