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This document is the first page of a 2014 law review article titled 'Crime Victims' Rights During Criminal Investigations?' published in The Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology. Co-authored by Bradley J. Edwards (a prominent attorney for Epstein victims), Paul Cassell, and Nathanael Mitchell, the article argues that the Crime Victims' Rights Act (CVRA) should apply during the investigation phase, contrary to a DOJ memorandum. The text alludes to a 'notorious federal sex abuse case' (referencing the Epstein case) where victims were deprived of rights before charges were filed.
People (10)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Paul G. Cassell | Author |
Ronald N. Boyce Presidential Professor of Criminal Law, S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah
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| Nathanael J. Mitchell | Author |
Associate, Snow, Christensen & Martineau
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| Bradley J. Edwards | Author |
Partner, Farmer, Jaffe, Weissing, Edwards, Fistos & Lehrman (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
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| Jon Kyl | Former Senator |
CVRA Senate cosponsor who wrote a letter to the Justice Department
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| Douglas Beloof | Acknowledged Individual |
Thanked for assistance
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| Patricia Cassell | Acknowledged Individual |
Thanked for assistance
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| Meg Garvin | Acknowledged Individual |
Thanked for assistance
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| Jay Howell | Acknowledged Individual |
Thanked for assistance
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| James Marsh | Acknowledged Individual |
Thanked for assistance
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| Stephen Twist | Acknowledged Individual |
Thanked for assistance
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Organizations (6)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Northwestern University School of Law |
Copyright holder
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| The Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology |
Publication name
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| Justice Department |
Released a memorandum regarding CVRA application
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| University of Utah |
Affiliation of Paul G. Cassell
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| Snow, Christensen & Martineau |
Law firm, affiliation of Nathanael J. Mitchell
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| Farmer, Jaffe, Weissing, Edwards, Fistos & Lehrman |
Law firm, affiliation of Bradley J. Edwards
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Timeline (1 events)
Prior to 2014
A notorious federal sex abuse case where dozens of victims were deprived of rights (Implicitly the Jeffrey Epstein case given Bradley Edwards' authorship).
Federal jurisdiction
Dozens of victims
Locations (3)
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Location of Snow, Christensen & Martineau
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Location of Farmer, Jaffe, Weissing, Edwards, Fistos & Lehrman
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Place of printing
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Relationships (2)
Jon Kyl fired off an angry letter to the Justice Department attacking its position.
Listed as co-authors on the article.
Key Quotes (3)
"If crime victims have no rights during criminal investigations, then many crime victims will never have any rights at all."Source
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"The issue of whether crime victims have rights in the criminal justice process recently came to a head when the Justice Department released a memorandum contending that the CVRA does not extend crime victims any rights until prosecutors choose to file formal criminal charges."Source
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"...illustrating how dozens of victims in a notorious federal sex abuse case were deprived of the"Source
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0091-4169/14/10401-0059
THE JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL LAW & CRIMINOLOGY
Copyright © 2014 by Northwestern University School of Law
THE JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL LAW & CRIMINOLOGY
Copyright © 2014 by Northwestern University School of Law
Vol. 104, No. 1
Printed in U.S.A.
Printed in U.S.A.
CRIME VICTIMS’ RIGHTS DURING
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS?
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS?
APPLYING THE CRIME VICTIMS’ RIGHTS
ACT BEFORE CRIMINAL CHARGES ARE
FILED
ACT BEFORE CRIMINAL CHARGES ARE
FILED
PAUL G. CASSELL*
NATHANAEL J. MITCHELL**&
BRADLEY J. EDWARDS***
NATHANAEL J. MITCHELL**&
BRADLEY J. EDWARDS***
This Article addresses whether crime victims should have rights during
criminal investigations, using the Crime Victims’ Rights Act (CVRA) as the
focal point for our discussion. This is a critical issue, as many criminal
cases may never proceed to formal charging. If crime victims have no
rights during criminal investigations, then many crime victims will never
have any rights at all.
criminal investigations, using the Crime Victims’ Rights Act (CVRA) as the
focal point for our discussion. This is a critical issue, as many criminal
cases may never proceed to formal charging. If crime victims have no
rights during criminal investigations, then many crime victims will never
have any rights at all.
The issue of whether crime victims have rights in the criminal justice
process recently came to a head when the Justice Department released a
memorandum contending that the CVRA does not extend crime victims any
rights until prosecutors choose to file formal criminal charges. This led the
CVRA’s Senate cosponsor, then-Senator Jon Kyl, to fire off an angry letter
to the Justice Department attacking its position. In our Article, we side
with the Act’s cosponsor. We believe that, properly understood, the CVRA
does extend crime victims’ rights during criminal investigations.
process recently came to a head when the Justice Department released a
memorandum contending that the CVRA does not extend crime victims any
rights until prosecutors choose to file formal criminal charges. This led the
CVRA’s Senate cosponsor, then-Senator Jon Kyl, to fire off an angry letter
to the Justice Department attacking its position. In our Article, we side
with the Act’s cosponsor. We believe that, properly understood, the CVRA
does extend crime victims’ rights during criminal investigations.
Our Article proceeds in four parts. First, it highlights the importance
of applying the Act before the formal filing of charges by illustrating how
dozens of victims in a notorious federal sex abuse case were deprived of the
of applying the Act before the formal filing of charges by illustrating how
dozens of victims in a notorious federal sex abuse case were deprived of the
* Ronald N. Boyce Presidential Professor of Criminal Law, S.J. Quinney College of Law
at the University of Utah.
** Associate, Snow, Christensen & Martineau (Salt Lake City, Utah).
*** Partner, Farmer, Jaffe, Weissing, Edwards, Fistos & Lehrman (Fort Lauderdale,
Fla.). The authors thank Douglas Beloof, Patricia Cassell, Meg Garvin, Jay Howell, James
Marsh, and Stephen Twist for their assistance with this Article.
at the University of Utah.
** Associate, Snow, Christensen & Martineau (Salt Lake City, Utah).
*** Partner, Farmer, Jaffe, Weissing, Edwards, Fistos & Lehrman (Fort Lauderdale,
Fla.). The authors thank Douglas Beloof, Patricia Cassell, Meg Garvin, Jay Howell, James
Marsh, and Stephen Twist for their assistance with this Article.
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