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This document is a transcript from a court hearing on September 3, 2019, where Paul Cassell, a law professor and former federal judge, addresses the court. He commends the judge's handling of victim impact statements and strongly urges the judge to publish their remarks as a formal opinion to promote transparency and set a legal precedent, referencing a case he wrote about, U.S. v. Heaton.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Paul Cassell | Law Professor / Former Federal Judge |
Identifies himself as Paul Cassell (C-a-s-s-e-l-l), a former federal judge for the District of Utah and current law p...
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| Heaton |
Mentioned as a party in the legal precedent case U.S. v. Heaton.
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| The Court | Judge |
The presiding judge being addressed by Mr. Cassell as "your Honor".
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| University of Utah, College of Law | educational institution |
Mentioned as the institution where Paul Cassell is a law professor.
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| SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. | company |
Listed at the bottom of the page, likely the court reporting service that transcribed the proceedings.
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Mentioned as the district where Paul Cassell previously served as a federal judge.
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Paul Cassell, a law professor and former judge, is formally addressing the presiding judge ('your Honor') in a court proceeding.
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"I'm Paul Cassell, C-a-s-s-e-l-l, previously served as a federal judge at the District of Utah, currently a law professor, where I teach crime victims rights at the University of Utah, College of Law."Source
— MR. CASSELL
(Introducing himself and his credentials to the court.)
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"I think transparency is one of the overriding objectives in our criminal justice system, and the one substantive action that I would urge your Honor to take today is to publish your remarks as a published opinion."Source
— MR. CASSELL
(Making a direct request to the judge to publish their opinion.)
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Case 1:19-cr-00490-RMB Document 53 Filed 09/03/19 Page 49 of 86
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is a model for how victims should be treated in a criminal
process, and we really do appreciate it. Thank you.
THE COURT: Thank you.
MR. CASSELL: I'll be very brief because I know there
are others that want to speak here. I'm Paul Cassell,
C-a-s-s-e-l-l, previously served as a federal judge at the
District of Utah, currently a law professor, where I teach
crime victims rights at the University of Utah, College of Law.
I just wanted to take one minute to address some
suggestion that there would be no need for a hearing this
morning. I think, having heard already from these powerful
victims and recognizing how important giving those statements
will be in the trajectory of their lives, makes clear that your
Honor has followed exactly the right path. Legally, there is
one precedent, which is U.S. v. Heaton, a case that you cited
that I wrote about a decade ago, and as explained in that
opinion, victims have important interests in the criminal
justice system that can only be recognized if they're given
their day in court.
With all due respect to other law professors that have
recently written an article, I think transparency is one of the
overriding objectives in our criminal justice system, and the
one substantive action that I would urge your Honor to take
today is to publish your remarks as a published opinion. The
Heaton case is, to my knowledge, the only reported decision on
process, and we really do appreciate it. Thank you.
THE COURT: Thank you.
MR. CASSELL: I'll be very brief because I know there
are others that want to speak here. I'm Paul Cassell,
C-a-s-s-e-l-l, previously served as a federal judge at the
District of Utah, currently a law professor, where I teach
crime victims rights at the University of Utah, College of Law.
I just wanted to take one minute to address some
suggestion that there would be no need for a hearing this
morning. I think, having heard already from these powerful
victims and recognizing how important giving those statements
will be in the trajectory of their lives, makes clear that your
Honor has followed exactly the right path. Legally, there is
one precedent, which is U.S. v. Heaton, a case that you cited
that I wrote about a decade ago, and as explained in that
opinion, victims have important interests in the criminal
justice system that can only be recognized if they're given
their day in court.
With all due respect to other law professors that have
recently written an article, I think transparency is one of the
overriding objectives in our criminal justice system, and the
one substantive action that I would urge your Honor to take
today is to publish your remarks as a published opinion. The
Heaton case is, to my knowledge, the only reported decision on
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
(212) 805-0300
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