Policy Paper: The Need to Enhance Victims’ Rights in the Florida Constitution to Fully Protect Crime Victims’ Rights

Authors

Paul Cassell, S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of UtahFollow
Margaret Garvin, Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense or Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces (DAC-IPAD)

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-2017

Abstract

Given the emerging consensus concerning victims' rights as reflected in many state constitutions as well as in federal law, Florida should not simply rest on the nearly thirty-year-old provison currently in its constitution. Instead, Florida should, through its established and recognized procedures, expand the protections contained in its provision to cover the rights reflected in provisions enacted across the country and reflected in Marsy's Law.

Recommended Citation

Cassell, Paul and Garvin, Margaret, "Policy Paper: The Need to Enhance Victims’ Rights in the Florida Constitution to Fully Protect Crime Victims’ Rights" (2017). Utah Law Faculty Scholarship. 78.
https://dc.law.utah.edu/scholarship/78