Protecting the Rights of Crime Victims: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Federalism, and Property Rights of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, First Session ... St. Louis, MO, May 1, 1999, Volume 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 2000 - 60 pages |
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... requiring crime notification in our office account for only 5 percent of the crimes that are filed by our office . Again , that's 100 percent of all crimes that are filed . You will note in my written testimony , I've included a copy of ...
... requiring crime notification in our office account for only 5 percent of the crimes that are filed by our office . Again , that's 100 percent of all crimes that are filed . You will note in my written testimony , I've included a copy of ...
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... requires the courts of Missouri to honor adult pro- tective orders issued in other States and registered in Missouri . The Governor also supported and signed House bill 104 in 1997 , which expanded the statute of limitations for sexual ...
... requires the courts of Missouri to honor adult pro- tective orders issued in other States and registered in Missouri . The Governor also supported and signed House bill 104 in 1997 , which expanded the statute of limitations for sexual ...
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... require it . On behalf of the Governor , I apologized to the family members I could reach the day after the commutation , and I apologize again today . This is especially troubling to me . As a former prosecutor , I was an advocate for ...
... require it . On behalf of the Governor , I apologized to the family members I could reach the day after the commutation , and I apologize again today . This is especially troubling to me . As a former prosecutor , I was an advocate for ...
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... requiring that victims be informed of clemency applica- tions , and be given a fair opportunity to comment on them . Along these lines , it may well be desirable to amend Senate Joint Resolu- tion 3 to extend these rights to victims ...
... requiring that victims be informed of clemency applica- tions , and be given a fair opportunity to comment on them . Along these lines , it may well be desirable to amend Senate Joint Resolu- tion 3 to extend these rights to victims ...
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... require that the executive provide notice and an opportunity to be heard to prosecutors and sentencing judges before any final clemency determination is made . Increasingly in recent years , states are extending the same kind of notice ...
... require that the executive provide notice and an opportunity to be heard to prosecutors and sentencing judges before any final clemency determination is made . Increasingly in recent years , states are extending the same kind of notice ...
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Page 39 - The Governor shall have the power to grant reprieves, commutations and pardons after conviction, for all offenses except treason and cases of impeachment, upon such conditions, and with such restrictions and limitations, as he may think proper, subject to such regulations as may be provided by law relative to the manner of applying for pardons.
Page 36 - A pardon is an act of grace, proceeding from the power entrusted with the execution of the laws, which exempts the individual, on whom it is bestowed, from the punishment the law inflicts for a crime he has committed.
Page 32 - when someone is a victim, he or she should be at the center of the criminal justice process...
Page 37 - He shall have power, after conviction, to grant reprieves, commutations and pardons for all crimes and offenses, except treason and cases of impeachment, upon such conditions as he may think proper ; subject, however, to such regulations, as to the manner of applying for pardons, as may be prescribed by law.
Page 57 - Only the victim or the victim's lawful representative shall have standing to assert the rights established by this article. Nothing in this article shall provide grounds to stay or continue any trial, reopen any proceeding or invalidate any ruling, except with respect to conditional release or restitution or to provide rights guaranteed by this article in future proceedings, without staying or continuing a trial. Nothing...
Page 26 - When someone is a victim, he or she should be at the center of the criminal justice process, not on the outside looking in.
Page 53 - Nothing in this section shall be construed as creating a cause of action for money damages against the suite, a county, a municipality, or any of the agencies, instrumentalities, or employees provided that the General Assembly may, by statutory enactment, reverse, modify, or supercede any judicial decision or rule arising from any cause of action brought pursuant to this section.
Page 36 - A pardon in our days is not a private act of grace from an individual happening to possess power. It is a part of the Constitutional scheme. When granted it Is the determination of the ultimate authority that the public welfare will be better served by inflicting less than what the judgment fixed.
Page 37 - And he [the President) shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, except in cases of...
Page 31 - For some victims, making a statement helps restore balance between themselves and the offenders. Others may consider it part of a just process or may want to communicate the impact of the offense to the...