Office of Defender Services
TRAINING BRANCH
- Rights and Procedures Under the Crime Victims' Rights Act and New Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
by Amy Baron-Evans, National Federal Defender Sentencing Resource Counsel
(outlining key provisions of the Crime Victims Rights Act, detailing changes to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure impacting the Act, and proposing strategies for avoiding problematic applications of the new/amended Rules)
- Crime Victims Rights Act (March 15, 2009)
by Amy Baron-Evans, National Federal Defender Sentencing Resource Counsel
(outlining key provisions of the Crime Victims Rights Act, and providing caselaw interpreting those provisions)
- Defender Letter to the Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure Regarding Proposed Amendments to Fed. R. Crim. Pro. 5, 12.3, 21 and 32.1 (January 9, 2009)
(commenting on proposed amendments to Rules 5(d)(3), 12.3, and 2, concerning alleged victims)
- Defending Against the Crime Victim Rights Act (May 5, 2007)
by Amy Baron-Evans, National Sentencing Resource Counsel
- Defender Memo to the CVRA Subcommittee and the Rules Advisory Committee re: S. 1749 (August 20, 2007)
(commenting on a proposed bill from Senator Kyl that seeks an expansion of victim rights through the rules of criminal procedure)