See People v. Brief of the Battered Women's Resource Center et al. City of Canton v. Decision: due process required for third parties in criminal cases and guardians ad litem MUST be appointed by court for child victims. Case summary by Kathryn Schwartz, Ruling: An expert may rely on hearsay as long as it is independently admissible and a permissible basis for an expert to use in formulating an opinion. Issue: Exclusion of expert testimony as "vouching". In this case, the victim of domestic violence, Cynthia Cooper, contended that the defendant had been illegally sentenced to a treatment program that was not one of the batterer's treatment programs approved by the Alaska Department of Corrections and appealed the sentence.
The Court of Appeals held that, as a victim of crime, Ms.
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Cooper did not have standing to independently seek appellate review of a substantive sentencing decision by a trial court. The court specifically left open the question of whether a victim had standing to seek appellate review of the violation of a victim's procedural rights, such as the right to be heard at sentencing.
Because the court also held that the sentence had not been illegal, it did not reach the issue of what the court would do if the records had revealed collusion on the part of the prosecutor, court and defendant to circumvent the sentencing law. See Massee v. Thompson MT See Pennsylvania State Police v.
See Suggs v. Crawford V. Issue: Should the Housing Authority hearing officer consider domestic violence as a potentially mitigating factor before terminating Section 8 benefits? Note: Jane Doe, Inc. DeShaney v. DoE V.
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State of Maryland. In support of plaintiffs' motion for preliminary injunction to invalidate Arizona's new immigration law, SB Court overturns ruling, allowing Fuller's "hostile work environment" claim to proceed toward trial. Gantt V. Harris v. Issue: The appeal asks the Court to enforce California's statutes requiring custody and visitation decisions to be driven solely by the best interests of the children, and requiring particular attention to the implications of domestic violence by one parent against another.
Appellate decision reversing a trial court that refused to consider family support in a civil protection order case.
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Note: Appellate decision reversing trial court requiring corroboration for sexual assault. Issue: Domestic violence rights for paid escorts. Issue: Victims' rights are enforceable before prosecutor files charges. See Brigham City, Utah v. Stuart, et al. KING V. Issue: Closing the courtroom during the testimony of a child-victim.
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Anthony B. LEAR V. Issue: The victim sought a civil restraining order against defendant for stalking. Issue: Right to notice of free legal services for immigration court. Maria Teresa Macias v. Sonoma County Sheriff Mark Ihde. The New Jersey Appellate Division has ruled that a city can be sued for the murder of a college student after a operator and police dispatcher mishandled a call reporting her abduction. Injured Hiker Located and Transported to Providence. Detectives Seek Suspects in Monroe Shooting.
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