MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
WEINSTEIN, Senior District Judge:
INTRODUCTION
When sentence is to be imposed for a crime of violence, the court must permit the victim to speak. Fed.R.Crim.P. 32(c)(3)(E) (as amended Sept. 13, 1994). This sensible process helps the court gauge the effects of the defendant's crime not only on the victim but on relevant communities. It also may act as a catharsis, facilitating quicker dissipation of bitterness over the assault...
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