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To be present throughout all criminal proceedings, including any hearings, arguments or other matters

scheduled by and held before a judge, but not including lineups, grand jury hearings or any other

matter not held in the presence of the judge.

To be provided a waiting area at trial separate from the defendant, his relatives and his witnesses.

(If a separate waiting room is not available or its use is impractical, the judge is to do what is possible

to minimize contact of the victim with the defendant, his relatives or defense witnesses.)

To have the prosecutor petition the court that you or any other witness not be compelled to testify at

any pre-trial proceeding or at trial to any facts concerning your identity, residence or place of

employment that could put you in danger if you have been threatened with physical violence or

intimidated by the defendant or anyone connected with him.

To be present at any proceeding where the defendant is going to enter a guilty plea and be sentenced.

(The judge cannot accept a guilty plea unless you are present or the prosecutor can assure the judge

that every reasonable effort has been made to contact you and notify you of your right to be present.

At the hearing, the victim has the right to present to the judge an impact statement or any information

about the criminal offense or the sentence.)

To be given the date of a conviction, acquittal or dismissal of the charges.

To be given, after a conviction, information about the function of a pre-sentence report and the name,

address and telephone number of the probation officer preparing this report for the judge and about

the right of the defendant to view the pre-sentence report.

To make an oral or written impact statement to the probation officer preparing the pre-sentence report

for the judge. (In making his report, the probation officer will consider the economic, physical and

psychological impact of the crime on the victim and the victim’s family.)

To be present at sentencing and to give the judge an impact statement or any information that

concerns the criminal offense or the sentence.

To be informed as soon as practicable of the sentence imposed on the defendant.

To be given the names, addresses and telephone numbers of the appropriate agencies and

departments to whom further requests for notice should be provided.

To be given by the Attorney General’s Office or the District Attorney, information about the status of

any appellate proceeding and any appellate decisions within five (5) business days after the status

is known or the decision issued.

To be notified upon any post-arrest release of the defendant. Sexual assault or domestic violence

victims are to be notified whether or not they have invoked their rights.

To be notified of any escape and subsequent recapture of the defendant.

To have any property belonging to you that was taken during the investigation returned as soon as

possible. (If the property is necessary evidence, the prosecuting attorney may ask to be allowed to

substitute photographs where possible.)

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