From 38205ba2a3fc030da1af1e2dbeb4f87a91756026 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: medusa Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2025 00:48:45 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add personal/noah/noah_court_documents/character_witness_letter.md --- .../character_witness_letter.md | 40 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 40 insertions(+) create mode 100644 personal/noah/noah_court_documents/character_witness_letter.md diff --git a/personal/noah/noah_court_documents/character_witness_letter.md b/personal/noah/noah_court_documents/character_witness_letter.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e2d89a1 --- /dev/null +++ b/personal/noah/noah_court_documents/character_witness_letter.md @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +### **The Gold-Standard Character Witness Letter Outline** +**1. HEADER (Formal)** +- Court name +- Case number +- Defendant's full name +- **Re: People v. [Defendant] | Case No. [XXXXXX]** + +**2. OPENING (Credibility Establishment)** +- Your full name & relation to defendant +- *Optional:* Brief professional background (if relevant) +- Purpose statement: *"I write to provide factual character information about [Name]."* + +**3. BODY (3-Part Structure)** +**A. Foundation of Knowledge** +- *"I've known [Name] for [X] years as [relationship]..."* +- Frequency/depth of interactions (e.g., *"weekly visits since 2020"*) + +**B. Specific Observations** +- **3-5 verifiable examples** of positive conduct: + - Parenting: *"Attends all medical appointments"* + - Responsibility: *"Has maintained steady employment at [X]"* + - Community: *"Volunteers at [place] since [date]"* +- **Avoid opinions** - Stick to witnessed behaviors + +**C. Incident Context (If Addressing Charges)** +- *"While I don't minimize the allegations..."* +- Factual mitigation: *"This occurred during [stress event]"* +- Demonstrated change: *"Has since completed [program]"* + +**4. CHILD IMPACT (For Family Cases)** +- *"As [grandparent], I observe that [Child]..."* +- Neutral third-party observations (e.g., *"Teacher reports [behavior change]"*) + +**5. CLOSING (Neutral Request)** +- *"I hope the Court will consider this information"* +- Offer to provide further details + +**6. SIGNATURE** +- Hand-signed +- Contact information \ No newline at end of file