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Proposed Constitutional Amendment to Protect Crime Victims, S.J S. HRG. 108–189 PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO PROTECT CRIME VICTIMS, S.J. RES. 1 HEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION APRIL 8, 2003 Serial No. J–108–8 Printed for the use of the Committee on the Judiciary ( U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 89–328 DTP WASHINGTON : 2003 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2250 Mail: Stop SSOP, Washington, DC 20402–0001 VerDate 0ct 09 2002 10:58 Nov 19, 2003 Jkt 088328 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 S:\GPO\HEARINGS\89328.TXT SJUD4 PsN: CMORC COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY ORRIN G. HATCH, Utah, Chairman CHARLES E. GRASSLEY, Iowa PATRICK J. LEAHY, Vermont ARLEN SPECTER, Pennsylvania EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts JON KYL, Arizona JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR., Delaware MIKE DEWINE, Ohio HERBERT KOHL, Wisconsin JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama DIANNE FEINSTEIN, California LINDSEY O. GRAHAM, South Carolina RUSSELL D. FEINGOLD, Wisconsin LARRY E. CRAIG, Idaho CHARLES E. SCHUMER, New York SAXBY CHAMBLISS, Georgia RICHARD J. DURBIN, Illinois JOHN CORNYN, Texas JOHN EDWARDS, North Carolina MAKAN DELRAHIM, Chief Counsel and Staff Director BRUCE A. COHEN, Democratic Chief Counsel and Staff Director (II) VerDate 0ct 09 2002 10:58 Nov 19, 2003 Jkt 088328 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 S:\GPO\HEARINGS\89328.TXT SJUD4 PsN: CMORC C O N T E N T S STATEMENTS OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS Page Durbin, Hon. Richard J., a U.S. Senator from the State of Illinois .................... 9 Feingold, Hon. Russel D., a U.S. Senator from the State of Wisconsin .............. 10 prepared statement .......................................................................................... 109 Feinstein, Hon. Dianne, a U.S. Senator from the State of California ................. 3 prepared statement .......................................................................................... 111 Hatch, Hon. Orrin G., a U.S. Senator from the State of Utah, prepared statement .............................................................................................................. 116 Kennedy, Hon. Edward M., a U.S. Senator from the State of Massachusetts, prepared statement .............................................................................................. 124 Kyl, Hon. Jon, a U.S. Senator from the State of Arizona .................................... 1 Leahy, Hon. Patrick J., a U.S. Senator from the State of Vermont .................... 5 prepared statement .......................................................................................... 126 WITNESSES Campbell, Collene, Councilwoman, San Juan, Capistrano, California ............... 21 Dinh, Viet D., Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Policy, Department of Justice ............................................................................................................... 11 Eason, Earlene, Gary, Indiana ............................................................................... 23 Lynn, Duane, Peoria, Arizona ................................................................................ 29 Orenstein, James, Former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York .......................................................................................................... 27 Perry, Patricia, Seaford, New York ........................................................................ 24 Royce, Hon. Ed, a Representatives in Congress from the State of California .... 20 Twist, Steven J., General Counsel, National Victims Constitutional Amend- ment Network ....................................................................................................... 31 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Responses of Viet Dinh to questions submitted by Senator Leahy ..................... 45 Responses of Viet Dinh to questions submitted by Senator Durbin .................... 51 Responses of Viet Dinh to questions submitted by Senator Feinstein ................ 58 Responses of Jame Orenstein to questions submitted by Senator Leahy ........... 60 Responses of Steve Twist to questions submitted by Senator Leahy .................. 81 ADDITIONAL SUBMISSIONS FOR THE RECORD Albright, Keith & Wendy, Dallas, Texas, letter .................................................... 84 American Civil Libertires Union, Laura W. Murphy, Director, and Terri Schroeder, Legislative Representative, Washington, D.C, letter ..................... 86 California District Attorneys Association, Lawrence G. Brown, Executive Di- rector, Sacramento, California, letter ................................................................. 89 Campbell, Collene Thompson, Commissioner, State of California, San Juan Capistrano, California, letter .............................................................................. 91 Colorado Organization for Victim Assistance, Nancy Lewis, Executive Direc- tor, Denver, Colorado ........................................................................................... 95 Crime Victims United of Oregon, Steve Doell, President, Hillsboro, Oregon, letter ...................................................................................................................... 96 Dinh, Viet D., Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, Wash- ington, D.C., statement ........................................................................................ 97 Eason, Earlene, Gary, Indiana, statement ............................................................ 104 Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, Richard J. Gallo, Lewisberrry, Pennsylvania, letter ............................................................................................. 108 (III) VerDate 0ct 09 2002 10:58 Nov 19, 2003 Jkt 088328 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 S:\GPO\HEARINGS\89328.TXT SJUD4 PsN: CMORC IV Page Ferres, Donna J., Fort Myers, Florida, letter ........................................................ 113 Fraternal Order of Police, Chuck Canterbury, National President, Wash- ington, D.C., letter ............................................................................................... 115 Henderson, Lynne, Professor of Law, Boyd School of Law, Las Vegas, Vevada, letter ...................................................................................................................... 117 Hull, Jane Dee, Governor of Arizona, Chairman, Western Governors Associa- tion, Washington, D.C., letter ............................................................................. 120 International Union of Police Associations AFL-CIO, Dennis J. Slocumb, Ex- ecutive Vice President, Alexandria, Virginia, letter .......................................... 123 Los Angels County Police Chiefs Association, Chief Larry Lewis, President, Los Angeles, California, letter ............................................................................ 130 Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Wendy J. Hamilton, National President, Irving, Texas, letter ............................................................................................. 131 Marquis, Joshua, District Attorney, Clatsop County, Astoria, Oregon, letter .... 132 Maryland Crime Victims Resource Center, Inc., Russell P. Butler, Executive Director, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, letter ...................................................... 133 Maryland Crime Victim Resource Center, and National Victims’ Constitu- tional Amendment Network, Roberta Roper, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, letter ...................................................................................................................... 134 Moreau, Michael & Penny, New Orleans, Louisiana, letter ................................ 136 Murphy, William L., District Attorney, Office of the District Attorney Richmand County, Staten Island, New York, letter ......................................... 137 National Association of Attorneys General, Mark Shurtleff, Attorney Generao fo Utah, Christine Gregorire, Attorney General of Washington, Peg Lautenschlager, Attorney General of Wisconsin, Jerry Kilgore, Attorney General of Virginina, and Darrell V. McGraw Jr., Attorney General of West Virginia, letter ............................................................................................ 141 National Association of Police Organizations, Inc., William J. Johnson, Execu- tive Director, Washington, D.C., letter ............................................................... 145 National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, statement ..................................................................................... 146 National Organization for Victim Assistance, Jeannette M. Adkins, President of the Board, Washington, D.C., letter ............................................................... 152 Orenstein, James, Former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, statement ....................................................................................... 153 Parents of Murdered Children, Inc., Central Arkansas Chapter, Dee McManus Engle, Arkansas State Coordinator, National Board of Trustees, letter ...................................................................................................................... 170 Parents of Murdered Children, Inc.: Carolee Brooks, Flushing, New York, letter ................................................... 171 Pat Gioia, Schenectady, New York, letter .....................................................
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