Results for “Crime Victims’ Rights Act”

…eement, which granted Epstein and an untold number of accomplices immunity from federal prosecution for sex trafficking crimes, provided Epstein plead guilty to minor charges in state court. At the time of the plea deal, federal prosecutors had gathered enough evidence against Ep...

…eement, which granted Epstein and an untold number of accomplices immunity from federal prosecution for sex trafficking crimes, provided Epstein plead guilty to minor charges in state court. At the time of the plea deal, federal prosecutors had gathered enough evidence against Ep...

…eement, which granted Epstein and an untold number of accomplices immunity from federal prosecution for sex trafficking crimes, provided Epstein plead guilty to minor charges in state court. At the time of the plea deal, federal prosecutors had gathered enough evidence against Ep...

…ert their rights, addressing a flaw in the earlier enactment. ?! The Act provides that rights can be "asserted" by "the crime victim, the crime victim's lawful representative, and the attorney for the Government." °* The victim or the government may appeal any denial of a victim'...

…gents continue dealing with victims throughout the course of a prosecution. They work with victims in investigating the crime, identifying potential defendants, preparing the indictment, and presenting evidence to the grand jury and at trial. Because of this working relationship,...

2014] CRIME VICTIMS’ RIGHTS 103 victims.”° The decision by state legislators to extend notification or conferral rights to crime victims demonstrates an express recognition that crime victims’ meaningful participation in the criminal justice process may involve granting those vic...

…/8 U.S.C. 3509 provides, "The court may appoint a guardian ad litem for a child who was a victim of, or a witness to, a crime involving abuse or exploitation to protect the best interests of the child." Congress, however, has not yet provided funding for this particular right. 37...

…Acosta was notified that the lead prosecutor in Epstein's case had concealed victim information in another underage sex crimes case, the Miami Herald has learned. The prosecutor, A. Marie Villafaria, was harshly rebuked by a federal judge in January 2007 for what he called her "i...

…tion, or indictment)." 8? OLC's analysis is unpersuasive. Although OLC's opinion [*76] invokes the CVRA's definition of crime "victim," its legislative intent, and its structure, a closer reading of each demonstrates little support for the notion that crime victims must await the...

2014] CRIME VICTIMS’ RIGHTS 95 Circuit’s 2008 ruling in In Re Dean, which held that the CVRA extends rights to victims before defendants are charged.”°' We have not seen any reports that providing the rights has been difficult. Perhaps the reason for the lack of any reported di...

… Department, however, provides hortatory guidance that Justice Department employees shall make "best efforts" to notify crime victims about their CVRA rights "as early in the criminal justice process as is feasible and appropriate." 7°? Of greater interest, however, is the Depar...

Page 13 of 31 104 J. Crim. L. & Criminology 59, *77 the VRRA, the Justice Department must inform victims of federal crimes of services that are available to them, including "emergency medical and social services," counseling, and support. ?! The Department is further obligated t...

2014] CRIME VICTIMS’ RIGHTS 69 Epstein spent much of the jail term on “work release” to his luxurious office.* The U.S. Attorney’s Office did not tell Epstein’s victims about the nonprosecution agreement until well after it had taken effect. To the contrary, even after the nonp...

…per," but rather "meaningful and functional" reforms. !° To that end, Congress mandated that courts shall "ensure" that crime victims are "afforded the rights" conveyed by the CVRA. |°! To effectively ensure that victims’ rights are protected, these rights must become part of the...

…rmination of his or her cause." !4? Using Rule 2 to protect defendants’ legitimate interests seems entirely proper. But crime victims need the same textual support to secure their legitimate interests. Not only is Rule 2 important, directly including crime victims in the languag...