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The Dark Side of "Victim's Rights"

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There is a dark side to "victim's rights," that is, formal and informal procedures that give the prosecutorial power to the complaining witness in a criminal case.  What is that dark side? Prosecutions are supposed to be about public justice.  Prosecutors will tell juries: "We do not represent clients.  We represent you, the people."  In theory, that is how it should be.  Yet prosecutors in today's age are often nothing more than plaintiff's lawyers. Norman Pattis has a client who is charged with behaving badly during a divorce.  I'm not as sympathetic towards his client as he is, but let's put that aside.  Either his client committed crimes and should be prosecuted to protect the public, or she shouldn't...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime & Federalism on June 11, 2008 (boomark / email).

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