How to write a character letter to a judge for a friend. A character letter shows support for someone in a criminal case. These letters can influence the court and affect the sentence.

HAMMOND | Prosecutors are asking a federal judge to sentence a former Gary officer to 42 months in prison after they discovered false information in character letters he submitted.

Ex-D.C. Officer Admits Writing Letters to Judge. Character References Were Fabricated. By Bill Miller. February 8, 2001 at 12:00 a.m. EST.

Ryan Routh, who is currently locked up in a Miami federal prison as he awaits trial on the attempted assassination of Trump on his Palm Beach, Fla., golf course last September, bemoaned that he won’t ...

McCarthy calls 10 years a death sentence for Ed Burke. He hopes the Judge takes in account all the lesser known people who wrote letters about Burke's charitable character throughout his long and ...

Jared Lee Loughner has written two letters about his relationship with his attorneys to the federal judge presiding over his case, U.S. District Judge Larry A. Burns said in an ...