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file for protection of CVRA rights even when "no prosecution is underway," 18
U.S.C. § 377I(dX3). Moreover, a number of courts have ruled that the CVRA extends victims
rights even ... victim's right "to be reasonably protected from the accused," 18 U.S.C. §
377I(a)(1), as a right the applies before the filing of charges:
Now, there are certain ofthe ... eight rights accorded in 377I(a) that could come up
before any charge is filed. For instance, let's say somebody believes that the
perpetrator of the crime is going
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CVRA allows
both prosecutors and crime victims themselves to enforce rights granted in Section 377I(a). Id. §
377I(d)(3) (authorizing crime victims, or their lawful representatives, as well ... review of the final decision of the Attorney General by a complainant." 18 U.S.C. §
377I (0(2)(D).
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individual ... offense of conviction, whereas at
least some of the rights enumerated in Section 377I(a) may be read to apply more broadly. See,
e.g., Hughey v. United States
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Rule 32(c)(I)(B) 32
G. Proceedings "free from unreasonable delay," §377I(a)(7) 33
H. "Right to be Treated with Fairness and with Respect for the
Victim ... given if such
notice may endanger the safety of any person," including the defendant. § 377I(c)(3).
C. "Not to be Excluded from any Such Public Court Proceeding" Unless ... defendant.
D. "Reasonably Heard At Any Public Proceeding Involving Release, Plea,
Sentencing," § 377I(a)(4); Rule 32(i)(4)(B); Rule 60(a)(3)
Section 3771(a)(4) provides
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Claims of Jane Doe #3 and Jane Doe #4 Are Barred by 18 U.S.C. §
377I(d)(3)
Section 3771(d) of Title 18, United States Code, provides that ... petitioners' counsel did not
request such action. Hearing Transcript at 25-27.
In section 377I(d)(5), entitled, "Limitation on relief," the CVRA provides that, "a victim
may make ... prosecution agreement set aside, and
the plea negotiations reopened. Consequently, they are bound by § 377I(d)(5)'s limitations.
The extremely short time limits
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victim's statutory
"right to confer" is a "right to be notified."
In § 377I (a)(2), Congress provided that a crime victim has "[t]he right to reasonable,
accurate ... Congress acts intentionally and purposely in the disparate inclusion or exclusion.") (citation
omitted).
Section 377I(a)(5) provides a right of a crime victim to confer with the prosecutor ... such
a requirement for non-prosecution agreements in the amended § 3771(a)(9). Moreover,
§ 377I (a)(9) does not require advance notice of a plea offer or proposed deferral
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petitioners, Jane Doe #1 and Jane Doe #2, had any rights under
18 U.S.C. § 377I(a), in the absence of a criminal charge being filed in the Southern District ... case against Epstein in the Southern District of Florida, petitioners
have no rights under § 377I (a)(5) to consult with the attorney for the Government. The United States
Attorney ... would be filing criminal charges against BP, and the provisions in 18 U.S.C. §
377I(a) would become applicable. Since it expected to formally file the criminal charges after a plea
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right to confer with the attorney for the Government in the case," 18 U.S.C. §
377I(aX5) (emphasis added), and "the right to be treated with fairness," 18 U.S.C ... United States v. BP Products
North America, Inc., the district court reasoned that because § 377I(dX3)
provided for the assertion of CVRA rights "in the district court in which
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