A jury convicted Danny Masterson of two counts of forcible rape in California state court, and the judge just sentenced him to thirty years. It was a daunting task for his lawyers, because Masterson maintained his innocence to the bitter end. If the lawyers could have successfully threaded that needle, then Masterson would have potentially received fifteen years instead of thirty.
Unfortunately, the sentencing presentation hit all the wrong notes. Moreover, there was massive blowback over the sentencing letters submitted on his behalf, particularly the ones from his famous friends, including Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis. The letters did more harm than good, not only for Mr. Masterson, but for those who, with all good intentions, were offering their support.
Therefore, join us for a whole lotta teachable moments as we dissect every aspect of Masterson's Sentencing with our good friend and colleague, Mark Allenbaugh.
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We talked a lot about a great article by a former federal Judge, Mark Bennett about his five rules for sentencing allocution. To download the article, visit the shownotes for this episode at www.setforsentencing.com/podcast/masterson/
Lastly, we talked about the "3Rs" of sentencing mitigation. If this is new to you, and you want to download the article Doug Passon wrote on this subject, same deal... visit the shownotes for this episode! www.setforsentencing.com/podcast/masterson/
