What Rights Do Crime Victims Have?
• To be reasonably protected from the criminal defendant or the convicted criminal throughout the criminal justice process. • To receive, upon request, information about the defendant’s custody status, potential release from custody, criminal history, conviction and sentence. • To refuse an interview, deposition or other request for information by the defendant, the defendant’s attorney, or other person acting on behalf of the defendant. • To be consulted, upon request, regarding plea negotiations involving a violent crime. • To be present at, to be heard at, and upon specific request, to be informed in advance of any critical stage of the proceedings where the criminal defendant is present, including trial. • To receive prompt restitution from the person or persons convicted of the criminal conduct that caused the victim’s loss or injury. • That no law shall permit a sentence imposed by a judge in open court to be set aside or otherwise not carried out except through the reprieve, com
