Understanding Sexual Violence: Tab 10<title> <link type="text/css" rel="Stylesheet" charset="utf-8" media="all" href="/stylesheets/style.css" />  <link href="/feed.xml" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="RSS feed"/> </head> <body> </head> <body> <div id="top"> <a name="top"></a> <a href="#body"><img width="0" alt="Jump to Body Text" height="0" src="/images/blank.jpg" /></a> </div> <div id="header"> <h1> <a href="/"><img width="500px" alt="MINCAVA electronic clearinghouse" height="32px" src="/images/MINCAVA-logo.png" /></a> </h1> <h2> <a href="/">Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse</a> </h2> </div> <div id="linkbar"> <ul> <li><a href="/">home</a></li> <li><a href="/pages/about">about this site</a></li> <li><a href="/mincava">about MINCAVA</a></li> <li><a href="/submit">submit info</a></li> <li><a href="/whatsnew">what's new</a></li> </ul> <div id="search">  <form action="http://www.google.com/cse" id="cse-search-box"> <input type="hidden" name="cx" value="003862570618419182890:okfsfgi_cxw" /> <input type="text" name="q" size="20" /> <input type="submit" name="sa" value="Search" /> </form> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.google.com/coop/cse/brand?form=cse-search-box&lang=en"></script>  </div> <div class="spacer"></div> </div> <div id="body"> <FONT FACE="ARIAL, GENEVA" SIZE=5><P><B> Understanding sexual violence: <br> Prosecuting adult rape and sexual assault cases</FONT></B></P> <P> <B><FONT FACE="ARIAL, GENEVA" SIZE=5>Tab 10: Pleas and Sentencing</B></FONT> <P>Offenders: Pleas and Sentencing Slides can be seen in <A HREF="pleasandsentencingslides/">.html</A> or <A HREF="pleassli.ppt">Power Point</A>. <P> <HR> <B><FONT FACE="ARIAL, GENEVA" SIZE=5>Worksheet: State V. Michael Cates<BR> Sentencing Recommendations</B></FONT> <P><B>Directions: </B>Re-read "The Full Story" Handout. Then take five minutes to jot down your responses to the questions below. During the next 10 minutes, share your responses with the full group.</P> <P> <UL> <LI TYPE=DISC>What plea offer would you offer before trial?</LI> <P> </P> <P> </P> <P> </P> <LI TYPE=DISC>Would you accept an <I>Alford</I> or "no contest" plea? Why/why not?</LI> <P> </P> <P> </P> <P> </P> <LI TYPE=DISC>If your state has a registry law, is the registration affected by the plea? </LI> <P> </P> <P> </P> <P> </P> <LI TYPE=DISC>What sentence would you recommend after a conviction at trial?</LI> <P> </P> <P> </P> <P> </P> <LI TYPE=DISC>In your state, can you introduce evidence of Cates’ uncharged prior bad acts at sentencing?</LI> </UL> <P> </P> <P> </P> <P> </P> <HR> <A NAME="sentencingworksheet"><B><FONT FACE="ARIAL, GENEVA" SIZE=5>Worksheet: State V. Michael Cates<BR> Defendant’s Sentencing Proposal</B></FONT></a> <P><B>Directions:</B> Read the "Defendant’s Sentencing Proposal" on the following page (approximately two minutes). Be prepared to respond to the several aspects of the this proposal. Use this worksheet to jot down your responses. Allow ten minutes for this discussion. </P> <P>How do you respond to the several aspects of the defendant’s sentencing proposal?</P> <P> <HR WIDTH="75%"> <P> <UL> <LI TYPE=DISC></LI> <P> </P> <P> </P> <P> </P> <LI TYPE=DISC></LI> <P> </P> <P> </P> <P> </P> <LI TYPE=DISC></LI> <P> </P> <P> </P> <P> </P> </UL> <HR> <A NAME="sentencing"><B><FONT FACE="ARIAL, GENEVA" SIZE=5>Defendant’s Sentencing Proposal<BR> State V. Michael Cates</B></FONT></A> <P>At some point in your negotiations, or, at a sentencing hearing, Mr. Cates’ attorney offers the following sentencing proposal. How do you respond?</P> <P> <HR WIDTH="75%"> <P> My client is sorry that the situation got out of hand on their date, mostly because of the alcohol they both consumed. He understands that Ms. Brown is upset and he regrets the misunderstanding. He never intended to cause her any harm. </P> <P>Consider the many factors in this case which show that incarceration is inappropriate. Why ruin a good kid's life? This is Mr. Cates’ first offense. He has not been in trouble with the law before this incident. There were no weapons; he wasn't violent; he did not threaten Ms. Brown. She wasn't hurt. Ms. Brown wasn't beaten or even bruised. </P> <P>Therefore, we think it appropriate that Mr. Cates be placed on probation, continue the treatment he has already begun on an outpatient basis, and in addition be required to complete community service.</P> <P>We have met with the college officials who have agreed to his continued enrollment once he has been placed on probation. Thus he will have stability in his life.</P> <P>Mr. Cates has begun treatment with Dr. Stewart Stuart. Dr. Stuart is well known and has worked with many criminal offenders over the past three years. He has effectively treated many of his patients. Mr. Cates has been attending individual therapy sessions with Dr. Stuart and is actively participating in those sessions. His parents are supportive and are paying for his therapy.</P> <P>Dr. Stuart conducted a careful risk assessment and evaluation of Mr. Cates, using the MMPI to determine the type of treatment plan to employ in this case. Dr. Stuart also believes the defendant is a good candidate for treatment and is at low risk to repeat this offense because he does not fit the profile of a rapist and this was his first encounter with the law. </P> <P>The other component of the doctor’s treatment plan is to have the court direct the defendant to perform community service in either a rape crisis center or a domestic violence shelter, so that he can understand the harm suffered by women and develop empathy with them.</P> <P> My client is ready to do the recommended community service.</P> <P> <HR> <B><FONT FACE="ARIAL, GENEVA" SIZE=5>Resources for <I>Prior Bad Acts & Sentencing </I></B></FONT> <P>The Resource Book material relevant to this section is listed below:</P> <UL> <LI TYPE=DISC>Volume II, Tab 13, "Sex Offenders, Sentencing and Sex Offender Treatment."</LI> </UL> <P> <HR> <B><FONT FACE="ARIAL, GENEVA" SIZE=5>Cross-Examination of a Defendant in a Consent Case</B></FONT> <P> <HR> <A NAME="cross"><B><FONT FACE="ARIAL, GENEVA" SIZE=5>Worksheet: State V. Michael Cates<BR> <I>Cross-Examination </I>Exercise</B></FONT></A> <B><P>Directions:</B> Take 10 minutes to jot down your answers to each of the following questions. Then take 10 minutes to discuss your responses with your tablemates. During the remaining 40 minutes the prosecutor presenter will ask all participants to discuss their responses. </P> <P> <HR WIDTH="75%"> <P> <OL> <LI>Using what we have learned from the Offender Expert’s presentation on sex offenders, what areas of cross-examination can you identify for Mr. Cates in <I>State v. Michael Cates</I>?</LI> <P> </P> <P> </P> <P> </P> <LI>What questions would you want to ask if Michael Cates takes the stand? What responses do you hope to elicit from him?</LI> </OL> <P> </P> <P> </P> <P> </P> <HR> <A NAME="slides"><B><FONT FACE="ARIAL, GENEVA" SIZE=5>Cross-Examination Slides</FONT></B></A> <P> Cross-Examination Slides can be seen in <A HREF="crossexamslides/">.html</A> or <A HREF="crosxsli.ppt">Power Point</A>. <P> <HR> <B><FONT FACE="ARIAL, GENEVA" SIZE=5>Resources for <I>Cross-Examination of a Defendant in a Consent Case</I></B></FONT> <P>The Resource Book material relevant to this section is listed below:</P> <UL> <LI TYPE=DISC>Volume II, Tab 14, "Cross-Examination."</LI> </UL> <P> <HR> <TABLE> <TR> <TD><A HREF="#top">Return to top of the page</A> <TD WIDTH="1%"><BR></TD> <TD><A HREF="10index.doc">Word version of this document</A> </TR> <TR> <TD><A HREF="../index.shtml#table">Return to Table of contents</A> <TD><BR></TD> <TD><A HREF="../tab11/11index.shtml">Move forward</A> </TR> </TABLE> </div> <hr/> <div id="footer"> <h2>The following projects are a part of the Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse (MINCAVA):</h2> <p> <a href="/">MINCAVA Electronic Clearinghouse</a> | <a href="/link/">The Link Research Project</a> | <a href="http://www.vaw.umn.edu/">Violence Against Women Online Resources</a><br/> <a href="http://www.vawnet.org/">VAWnet (Applied Research Forum)</a> | <a href="/cedv/">Child Exposure to Domestic Violence Scale</a> | <a href="http://www.haguedv.org/">The Hague Domestic Violence Project</a><br/> <span class="smaller">MINCAVA is directed by <a href="http://www.tc.umn.edu/~jedleson/">Jeffrey L. 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