I request and plead for leniency in the sentencing of my son, John, and ask that you sentence him to a drug program in lieu of jail time. I need a sample letter to a judge asking that my son be sentenced to mandatory rehab instead of incarceration for three for possession of cds.These sample letters can be used to educate actors in the criminal legal system or child welfare and foster system to permit MOUD. I was asked to write a letter to the court on why i believe that he should be allowed to go to rehab vice prison. I would like to hear some inputs on this. I am sending good thought that the judge hears you and does the right thing in ordering her into treatment. I am amazed at your strength and resolve. A character letter to a judge should establish your credibility, paint a full picture of the defendant and be respectful, among other things.