My grandson was shot. Two people were arrested how do we make sure they go to jail?

Question

My grandson was shot in the leg (which has ended his football season and his quest for scholarships, he is a senior in hi-school) How do we make sure the guys who shot him stay in jail. The action was deliberate as they announced before they started shooting that someone was going to catch a hot one tonight. They were arrested immediately but I want to see they don't get out for a long time. We read about the arrest in the newspaper the next day but have never been notifited by the police. I am fearful that nothing is going to happen. There were 5 people and the car and they only held 2. What rights do we have as the victims.

Answer 1

I would contact the district attorney who will be prosecuting the case. Tell him that you want to speak at the trial. There is also a victims rights advocacy group that works with the D.A.'s office where I live so they might be able to help you too. Good Luck

Answer 2

Call and speak to the prosecutor or District Attorney. Explain to him/her what your grandson has lost and how he has suffered. Also tell the attorney that you would like to make an impact statement at the trial. This usually helps when the judge sentences the guilty. You might want to look into joining a victims support group. Contact the Law Enforcement on information regarding one in your area. You could also put the pressure on the D.A by contacting your newspaper or newstation. You can also take them to civil court and sue even if they are not found guilty. You will need to retain a lawyer for this.

Answer 3

If they make their bond there is nothing you can really do until the trial ( if you're going to have one). Then when you go to court and more than likely it will be a jury trial, the judge then will decide how long they will stay in jail. Contact the Victims Advocate, it's someone that knows your rights as a victim or victims family. They are usually in the county courthouse, or go to your nearest courthouse and ask about them. If they are charged with any kind of crime, they will have to pay Victims Compensation. Best of luck to you!!

Answer 4

To be brutally honest, the judicial system isn't set up to protect the rights of the victims. The system is set up to protect the accused. The problem I see with this case is that they didn't set out to shoot your grandson specifically. Here in NC the charge would be assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury and they wouldn't get much jail time. If you really want to put a hurting on these guys, you go after them in civil court and sue them. The burden of proof is less and there are monetary awards.

Answer 5

let the law do their job. You can't do anything to make sure they go to jail. Your grandson is the victim not you as you stated in your question. Victims don't really have rights but the charged person or persons do have rights. Don't infringe on their rights to a fair trial. Start demanding things happen and this is not the right approach. Sit back and let the legal system do it's job.

Answer 6

First of all, your grand son needs to press charges, he is a victim and I am very surprised the police did not ask him about the incident nor ask him of he is going to be pressing charges or not!!.
Once he presses charges, the ball is in the D.A's court, he needs to officialy file a suit against them taking your grand son's testimony along with other people to the court. All these people will of course have to go and testigy in the court.

The police will also have to get these two idiots to tell about the rest of the gang usually by offering them reduced sentences in exchange for the information.

Please, followup with the D.A office. If the police did not interview your grand son, then take him ASAP to the nearest police station and have him give his testimony. I have an odd feeling about this case, so please do not give up your right and help us teach these criminals a good lesson.

As for the sentence, there only thing you can do is PR the incident, make it front page news. There isn't much else that can be done, the sentence lies with the judge.

Good luck

Answer 7

Follow police activity on the case, call often to see, attend court and when asked on your own feelings by the court systems, say that you want to see them prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, asking for maximum sentence. make sure they are unable to strike deals with the DA by trading information for for a lower sentence, and, if in court it is proven that the two guys felt no remorse during the shooting, they will most likely get the maximum rather than a minimum.

Call a lawyer and sit down with them and discuss how jail time can be promised.

They definitely deserve to go to jail. and this shooting should not go unpunished

good luck and God bless

Answer 8

First I am sorry about your grandson and I hope he will be ok.



It will be up to the evidence and the DA. You have little rights as a victim. The DA can make deals with them if they plead guilty, and the judge is free to sentence them anyway he wants to.

I wish I could tell you more. But alot wil depend on how good the evidence is. Can the shooter be identified for sure, what evidence is there, gun and matching bullets. and so on

Answer 9

For them to stay in jail for a long time they have to have proof they did indeed shoot your grandson. Make sure you go to all the court dates for these guys. Call the court house and find out when they are scheduled on calendar.

Answer 10

Right now it is up to the District Attorney's office whether or not they will press charges and the assailants will serve in prison, whether or not they persue the case your grandson's family can still sue for injury(ie medical bills, psychological, etc) If you are interested in what the chargest against the to suspects are you could call the DA's office, probably assault, or even attempted murder, who knows, like I said its up to the DA.