CAPITAL AND FELONY MITIGATION
Alan L. Ellis, Ph.D. develops mitigation reports and packets for
individuals facing serious felonies. A mitigation report/packet is used
as part of your attorney's efforts to persuade the judge and
prosecutor to offer you a mitigated sentence.
WHAT IS MITIGATION?
Mitigation is ANY available evidence that calls for leniency
in a capital or felony case and may include psychological
assessments, medical and educational histories, employment history,
information about one's family and childhood, achievements,
challenges, prior criminal history, substance abuse issues, and other
factors that may influence the judge and prosecutor in seeing you
as something more than a collection of police reports and forensic
evidence.
HOW A MITIGATION PACKET HELPS
Mitigation packets/reports often have a significant positive impact
and can help in reaching a settlement of the case or improve the
outcome of your case (e.g., a reduced sentence).