Family delivers emotional victim impact statements after Karmelo Anthony's sentencing in Austin Metcalf killing

Loved ones describe grief, rage and the lasting void left by the 17‑year‑old's killing.

Metcalf parents make victim impact statements in court

The parents of Austin Metcalf make victim impact statements in court after Karmelo Anthony is sentenced to 35 years in prison ...

Austin Metcalf's parents read victim impact statements to Karmelo Anthony after sentencing

"You should feel lucky you got 35 years because I've been given a life sentence without my son," Metcalf's mother told ...

Victim impact statement: Spartanburg Co. says Chuck Wright case cost taxpayers $1.31M

A victim impact statement filed in federal court says Spartanburg County suffered financial losses, impaired capacity and a ...

‘I trusted him’: Victim describes impact of sexual abuse in court before Clay man’s sentencing

While in court Wednesday morning, David Arnold’s face barely moved as a victim detailed how they were affected by his sexual ...
Reason

Do Victim Impact Statements Help Promote Justice?

Professor Edna Erez and I have a new article supporting victim impact statements. It is entitled "How Victim Impact Statements Promote Justice: Evidence from the Content of Statements Delivered in ...

Victim statements heard in sentencing hearings for Los Gatos mom convicted for teen sex parties

"The trauma shattered parts of me and every day I wake up, I'm rebuilding what you broke," one victim said at the sentencing hearing for Shannon O'Connor, a Los Gatos mother convicted for drunken sex ...
Orange County Register

County filing victim impact statement in federal criminal case against Andrew Do

The county is set to file a victim impact statement to the federal court that will decide sentencing for former county supervisor Andrew Do, detailing the negative impact officials say his crimes have ...