In the weeks before a federal sentencing, supporters and critics of the defendant will write "character reference" letters to the judge. As of Thursday, only Walch's letter appeared in the court file.

The letters praised Vance's leadership ... pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice last month. A character reference was submitted to court from a retired military member using official military ...

"A couple months ago, Danny's family reached out to us and they asked us to write character ... letters on his behalf asking for leniency in his sentencing. In his letter to L.A. County Superior ...

A character reference is a letter written by someone who can speak to the conduct and abilities of another person. They're normally given to a court during the sentencing process, and are applied ...

Despite the character ... Show — wrote to the court as character references urging Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Charlaine F. Olmedo to offer Masterson leniency in letters dated between ...