After a school shooting, the defendant went on trial and members of the community wanted to address the defendant and shout out ‘scumbag" and "dirtbag" to make him feel really small before he was sentenced
Under the holding of Payne v. Tennessee, (1999), may the community members make such victim-impact statements in an effort to influence the court's imposition of the defendant's sentence?
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: Answers may vary: Although victims sometimes do call the convicted defendants names at their sentencing hearing and sometimes physically assault them as well, the legal standard for victim-impact statements is that the victims address the court, not the defendant directly.
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