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  1. SPECIFIC VICTIMS’ RIGHTS
    1. Right to Access Information and Documents
      1. Plea Agreement Terms
      2. Presentence Report
      3. Records
      4. Other
    2. Right to Courtroom Accommodations
      1. Alternative Means of Testifying
      2. Closed Courtroom
      3. Support Person Presence
        1. Deposition  
        2. Grand Jury
        3. Pre-trial Hearing
        4. Trial
      4. Other
    3. Right to Confer
    4. Right to Due Process, Fairness, Dignity, and Respect
    5. Right to Equal Protection
    6. Right to be Heard
    7. Right to an Interpreter and Translated Documents
    8. Right to Notice
    9. Right to be Present
    10. Right to Privacy
      1. Closed Courtroom
      2. Identifying Information
      3. Medical and Psychological Examinations
      4. Photographs and Audio/Video Recordings
      5. Victim Records
      6. Other
    11. Right to Prompt Disposition
    12.  Right to Protection
      1. Government’s Duty to Protect Victims of Abuse
      2. Protective Orders
      3. Other
    13. Right to Refuse Discovery Requests
    14. Right to Refuse to Testify
    15. Right to Restitution
      1. Ability to Pay
      2. Attorney’s Fees
      3. Calculation Method
      4. Causation
      5. Collection
      6. Future Lost Income
      7. Joint and Several Liability
      8. Jurisdiction
      9. Settlement Agreement
      10. Other
    16. Right to Return of Property
    17. Right to be Free From Unlawful Search and Seizure
  2. STANDING
    1. Definition of “Victim”
    2. Prosecutor Standing
    3. Victim Standing – Civil Courts
    4. Victim Standing – Criminal Justice System
      1. Grand Jury
      2. Trial Court
      3. Appellate Court
    5. Victim Standing – Juvenile Justice System
    6. Victim Standing – Ripeness and Mootness
      1. Pre-Charging
      2. Pre-Conviction
      3. Post-Conviction
  3. ENFORCEMENT
    1. Abatement Ab Initio
    2. General Obligation to Afford Rights
      1. Of Courts
      2. Of Government
    3. Multiple Victim Cases
    4. Participation of Victim’s Attorney
    5. Remedies for Rights Violations
      1. Injunctive Relief
      2. Voiding Plea, Sentence, or Parole Decision
      3. Other
    6. Writs
      1. Mandamus
      2. Other
    7. Waiver of Rights
      1. By Court
      2. By Prosecutor
      3. By Victim
      4. Other
  4. STANDARD OF REVIEW
    1. Mandamus
    2. Other
  5. CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES RELATED TO VICTIMS’ RIGHTS
    1. Right of Access – Public and Media
    2. Defendant’s Right to Confrontation
    3. Defendant’s Right to Counsel
      1. Conflicts of Interest
      2. Other
    4. Defendant’s Right to Compulsory Process
    5. Defendant’s Right to Not be Subject to Double Jeopardy
    6. Defendant’s Right to Due Process
    7. Defendant’s Right to Equal Protection
    8. Defendant’s Right to No Ex-Post Facto Laws
    9. Defendant’s Right to Fair Trial
    10. Defendant’s Right to be Free from Unlawful Search and Seizure
    11. Defendant’s Right to Jury Trial
    12. Defendant’s Right to Parent Free from Government Intrusion
    13. Defendant’s Right to Privacy
    14. Defendant’s Rights Related to Punishment
    15. Separation of Powers
  6.  EVIDENTIARY ISSUES RELATED TO VICTIMS’ RIGHTS
    1. Confidentiality
    2. Consent
      1. Intoxication
      2. Sexual Assault
    3. Discovery
      1. Brady Materials
      2. Pretrial Interviews/Depositions
      3. Psychological Examinations
      4. Victim Impact Statement
      5. Victim Records
      6. Other
    4. Expert Testimony
    5. First Complaint Rule
    6. Hearsay
      1. Accommodations for Child Victims
      2. Dying Declaration
      3. Excited Utterance
      4. Forfeiture by Wrongdoing
      5. Medical Treatment
      6. Ongoing Emergency
      7. Other
    7. Lay Opinion Testimony
    8. Prior Bad Acts
    9. Privilege
      1. Constitutional
      2. Statutory
      3. Other
    10.  Rape Shield
    11. Relevance
    12. Use of the Term “Victim” In Criminal Proceedings
    13. Witness Tampering
  7. PROCEDURAL ISSUES RELATED TO VICTIMS’ RIGHTS
    1. Access to Presentence Reports
    2. Joinder and Severance
    3. Jury Instructions
    4. Venue
    5. Voir Dire
  8. VICTIM IMPACT STATEMENT
  9. CHILD VICTIMS
  10. MISCELLANEOUS ISSUES RELATED TO VICTIMS’ RIGHTS
    1. 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Civil Rights Actions
    2. Civil Forfeiture
    3. Compensation
    4. Employment Rights
    5. Habeas Corpus Petitions
    6. Housing Rights
    7. Parallel Criminal and Civil Proceedings
      1. Discovery
      2. Stay of Proceedings
      3. Restitution
      4. Other
    8. Presence of Victim Support Groups
    9. Professional Ethics and Rules of Conduct
    10. Sex Offender Registries
    11. Spectator’s Conduct at Trial
    12. Tort Liability
      1. Of Government Actors
      2. Of Victims

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Format: 2013
Format: 2013
Format: 2013

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