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Legal document / law review article excerpt
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2.13 MB
Summary
This document is page 62 of a legal filing, appearing to be an excerpt from a 2007 Utah Law Review article (likely by Paul Cassell) regarding the Crime Victims' Rights Act (CVRA). It discusses proposed amendments to Federal Rules (specifically Rule 53) to allow closed-circuit transmission of proceedings for victims and critiques the Advisory Committee for failing to adopt these changes. The document bears the name of David Schoen (Epstein's attorney) and a House Oversight Bates stamp, indicating it was part of a document production for a congressional investigation.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| David Schoen | Document Owner/Associated Name |
Name appears centered at the bottom of the document, indicating this file likely came from his records relative to th...
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| Senator Kyl | Senator |
Quoted in the text regarding the interpretation of the CVRA provisions on scheduling and delays.
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| Cassell | Author/Source |
Cited in footnote 494 ('Cassell, Proposed Amendments'). The first-person narrative ('I proposed') likely refers to Pa...
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Advisory Committee |
Refers to the committee reviewing federal rules (likely Criminal Procedure), discussed as rejecting or ignoring propo...
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| President's Task Force on Victims of Crime |
Cited as a source for recommendations on stating reasons for continuances.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017697'.
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| Utah Law Review |
Publisher of the article (2007 Utah L. Rev. 861).
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Timeline (1 events)
Relationships (2)
Document bears Schoen's name and a House Oversight Bates stamp.
Quoted regarding the legislative intent of the CVRA.
Key Quotes (5)
"My proposed rule closely tracks the language of [*948] the CVRA."Source
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Quote #1
"This provision [in the CVRA] should be interpreted so that any decision to schedule, reschedule, or continue criminal cases should include victim input through the victim's assertion of the right to be free from unreasonable delay."Source
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"The Task Force noted 'the inherent human tendency to postpone matters, often for insufficient reason,' and accordingly recommended that 'reasons for any granted continuance ... be clearly stated on the record.'"Source
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"I proposed that closed-circuit transmission of court proceedings for victims should be authorized..."Source
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Quote #4
"The Advisory Committee did not act on this proposal for reasons that are unclear..."Source
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