1.                                                                                                                                  9424 125 st.queens, new york   11419.dear ms.Bonaldes,   I Mr. Shaan Vankenic is writing to inform you about my case. my problem started the day my mother call the cops to remove me from the home. my mother went to guyana on a holiday for two weeks leaving myself and two kids at her home I was staying there until I find a appartment for my wife and kids to move .i was going out with my daughter Teleasha when I send her to the kitchen to clean her shoes I was still in the bedroom on the phone I walk to the kitchen to find my  daugther gone I started to look around the neigherhood could not find her I call my mother who came from guyana the night before and did not come to the house but stayed by her sister in queens for the night  my mother said to me at the time Teleasha said you hit her I explain    to my mother what happened  my mother ashored me she know where my daughter was.I went on my way my cousin call about an hour after saying he took my mother and Teleasha to the house no my arrival at hte house my mother ask me for money to pay her rent I said to her your tenent said she paid the rent already she . I went to my bed and was awaken by the cops I told the cops what happen the told me to find an appartment .so  I found a room the next day I could not take my whife and kids . On the 3th of september,2006 asking my mother to prepere Teleasha for school  on the 5th of sept.she said to me she has a order of prection  so on the 5th I went to the police the told me to go to the family court I found out it was true .So I fild for cousted for my chrildren I found an appartment  were I can take care of my wife and kids . my mother do not know anything about my kids .she do not their school their docter can not help with home work hre home is one bedroom my daugher sleep on the floor I was on the floor outside in the living room My son sleeps on the bed with her she has a tenent who sleep there two days a week I mother got an evected notice for five months rent I give her money pay so she can PAY HER BACK RENT my mother control my entire life she do not like my wife and took my out of school at the age of 15 to work my older son live with with frinds he is 18 years my mother never send him to school he was living with her my mother works 7 days from 7am to 7pm My mother do not remember nothing not even her house keys she always thinking people wants to harm her my step was thrown    out because she said he steal her clothes and spray her home with evil sprits I was told the same she said my wife works obea and will harm her my daughter is mentally retarded my mother tell her to lie                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

Guest wrote:

I am writing a character letter to a judge who will be sentencing one of my friends. He was involved in a drunken driving accident. While out on bond he was going to consoling and AA. The main purpose of the letter is to get him into a minimum to medium security prison where he will be able to continue to get help. I am having a hard time starting it. Any help would be appreciated.

Use common letter form-  

Honorable first & last name,

I am writing on behalf of __. I have known him for *** amount of years and have always known him to be of the utmost character and repuatation. blah blah blah

I beg the courts leniency when sentencing him because..........

Sign something like utmost respect, or sincerely,

Include your phone number.

Your Honor,

____ is my friend and has been for ____year, I can confirm that he is a good man. When making your decision, I beg you to consider his character and contributions to society. 

(The next paragraph is just to give and I dea of the type of things you can write about.  Only write the truth in your explanation)

When he was young he was always kind and eager to help others in need.  As he was growing into a young man, any of his teachers could tell you of what a great person he was to have around.  In High School, he never got in trouble and participated in many of the school programs and specially enjoyed and helped with the __program where __.  He then went into college where he even worked many hours to help with tuition, room and board.  After finishing college he immediately went to work for __and has been there ever since.)