Victim Impact Statement - Mchenry County State'S Attorney printable pdf download

Victim Impact Statement - Mchenry County State'S Attorney

McHenry County State’s Attorney

State’s Attorney’s Office

Joshua Frey

407 Main Street South

State’s Attorney

Room 307

jfrey@nd.gov

Miriam Smette

Towner, North Dakota 58788

Phone: (701) 537-5904

Victim & Witness Coordinator

Fax: (701) 537-5160

msmette@nd.gov

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Victim Impact Statement

Victim’s Name:

Victim’s Age

Defendant

Date Offense Occurred

, 2017

Court Case #

25-2017-CR-

Crime(s) Charged:

The Victim Impact Statement is different from the statement about the actual events of the criminal

incident that you may have provided law enforcement earlier. This is your chance to tell the prosecutor,

judge and defendant how the crime made you feel and the impact it has had on your life since happening,

as well as telling them what sentence you would like to see imposed on the defendant. This can be a very

important and useful tool in telling YOUR story; however, you are under no obligation to fill it out. We

ask that if you choose to complete it, please notarize the Victim Impact Statement. You will want it

available to our office and/or judge as soon as possible so it can be read at any hearing that the defendant

could enter a guilty plea or be found guilty. Unless otherwise requested by you, the statement can be

provided to the defendant’s attorney within discovery requests.

The following suggestions and the attached forms are offered only as a guide. Please answer as many

questions as you wish. If you need more space or you wish to provide information in a different way,

please use as much paper as you need, and attach the narratives to this form when you return it. If you feel

uncomfortable in any way using this form, you may write a letter to the judge and tell him how this crime

has affected you and those close to you.

Return Notarized Form to:

McHenry County Victim & Witness Coordinator

407 Main Street South, Suite 307

Towner ND 58788

Victim Impact Statement - Mchenry County State'S Attorney