Tribe: Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians
A. Sentencing Considerations. The main goals of sentencing are the protection of the public, rehabilitation, healing of the harm done, restitution for the victim, appropriate punishment, and deterrence. The factors the Court should consider in sentencing include the seriousness of the offense and any resulting injury, the offender’s prior record or lack of prior record, employment, family and community status and support, desires of the victim, amount of any restitution, genuine remorse expressed by the offender, and any other factors the Court deems relevant, consistent with achieving a just and fair sentence. The Court shall consider any victim impact statement, and also generally favor restitution, community service work and healing of the harm inflicted over incarceration, but has wide discretion on the appropriate sentence for any given case.
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