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This document proposes an amendment to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 23, suggesting that courts must consider the views of victims before approving a waiver of a jury trial. It provides the text of the proposed rule change and a rationale based on the public interest in jury trials, supported by legal citations and Supreme Court precedents. The page also contains extensive footnotes referencing relevant case law and legal scholarship.
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| Name | Role | Context |
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| Justice Blackmun | ||
| Rachel E. Barkow | ||
| Akhil Reed Amar | ||
| Adam H. Kurland | ||
| David Schoen |
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| Name | Type | Context |
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| New Jersey courts | ||
| federal courts | ||
| Supreme Court | ||
| ABA | ||
| House Oversight Committee |
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"Rule 21 should be amended to allow victims to provide information to the judge on transfer decisions."Source
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"The court should be required to consider the views of victims before allowing waiver of a jury trial"Source
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"In the federal courts the "preferred" trial method is a jury trial."Source
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