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ARTICLE: Treating Crime Victims Fairly: Integrating Victims into the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
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User Name: DAVID SCHOEN Date and Time: Thursday, February 28, 2019 10:27:00 AM EST Job Number: 83852897 Document (1) 1. ARTICLE: Treating Crime Victims Fairly: Integrating Victims into the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, 2007 Utah L. Rev. 861 Client/Matter: -None- Search Terms: cvra and sixth amendment Search Type: Terms and Connectors Narrowed by: Content Type Narrowed by Secondary Materials Sources: Law Reviews and Journals | About LexisNexis | Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | Copyright © 2019 LexisNexis DAVID SCHOEN ARTICLE: Treating Crime Victims Fairly: Integrating Victims into the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure Reporter 2007 Utah L. Rev. 861 * 2007 Length: 59852 words Author: Paul G. Cassell* * Professor of Law, S.J. Quinney College of Law of the University of Utah, Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, 2002-07. Thanks to Sara Sun Beale, Doug Beloof, Doug Berman, Russell Butler, Matt Cannon, Meg Garvin, Nancy King, Erik Luna, Peter McCabe, Benjamin McMurray, Ross McPhail, Dan Medwed, Wendy Murphy, Daphne Oberg, Jim Oleson, Judge James Orenstein, Alice Ristroph, Greg Skordas, Felise Thorpe Moll, Steve Twist, Stewart Young, and especially my wife Trish. Text [*863] I. Introduction Federal courts should treat crime victims fairly in the criminal process. In a nod to that goal, the Advisory Committee on the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (Advisory Committee) has circulated for public comment proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (the Rules) regarding crime victims' rights. These amendments attempt to implement the recently-enacted Crime Victims' Rights Act (CVRA), 1 which guarantees crime victims a series of rights, including the right to be treated fairly. Unfortunately, the proposed amendments are mere tentative, half measures that do not begin to fully protect crime victims. This Article contends that the Advisory Committee should broaden its vision of the proper role for crime victims and recommend f […]