105th Congress > House > Vote 51
Clerk session vote number: 52
Description: Victim Allocution Clarification Act
Bill summary: Victim Rights Clarification Act of 1997 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit, notwithstanding any statute, rule, or other provision of law, a United States district court from ordering any victim of an offense excluded from the trial of a defendant accused of that offense because such victim may, during the sentencing hearing: (1) make a statement or present any information in relation to the sentence; and (2) testify as to the effect of the offense on the victim and the victim's
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family or as to any other factor for which notice is required.
Specifies that the fact that a victim attended or observed the trial shall not be construed to pose a danger of creating unfair prejudice, confusing the issues, or misleading the jury.
Makes this Act applicable in cases pending on the date of this Act's enactment.
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Bill titles: To amend title 18, United States Code, to give further assurance to the right of victims of crime to attend and observe the trials of those accused of the crime.
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