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Examples include the right to restitution, the right to a victims' advocate, and the right not to be excluded from criminal justice proceedings. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] A key principle underlying victims' rights is the need to avoid secondary victimisation in their implementation particularly when victims' are called to take a role in criminal justice ...
"A judge shall accord to every person who has a legal interest in a proceeding, or that person's lawyer, full right to be heard according to law.*"' [6] California: Board of Commissioners v. Younger (1865) 29 Cal. 147, 149 "A party to an action may appear in his own proper person or by attorney [7] Colorado: Constitution Art 2 § 6
The right to full and timely restitution as provided in law. The right to proceedings free from unreasonable delay. The right to be treated with fairness and with respect for the victim’s dignity and privacy. [3] The Crime Victims' Rights Act was named for murder victims Scott Campbell, Stephanie Roper, Wendy Preston, Louarna Gillis, and Nila ...
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An Indiana doctor who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim sued Indiana's attorney general on Thursday, demanding an end to investigations seeking medical records about patients ...
A Victim's Right to Speak, A Nation's Responsibility to Listen. Article from Office for Victims of Crime, sponsored by the United States Department of Justice; Darkness to Light - Victim Impact Statement; Article relating to variations in the right of victims to present statement between various U.S. States; Lawlink, New South Wales
Victims of crimes of violence and other crimes that Congress and the States may define by law pursuant to section 3, shall have the rights to notice of and not to be excluded from all public proceedings relating to the crime; to be heard if present and to submit a statement at a public pre-trial or trial proceeding to determine a release from ...
Education was a major theme this year, but bills on alcohol sales and adult content are also making it into law. From reading to happy hour, here are the Indiana laws that go into effect July 1 ...