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On the recordApril 26, 2000
Most people, when they think of a crime victim, can obviously identify the victim of an assault or battery or robbery, of course. In a murder situation, does the victim of the crime include the family of the murder victim? You might think it would. But if it is going to include family and relatives of the actual victims of crimes, how large of a net is being cast here to require the Government to give notice of trial to accommodate the scheduling of trials and hearings for this group, that may be rather large if you consider everyone affected by a crime?
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Discussing the definition of crime victims and the implications for trial notifications.

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