Crime Victims' Rights

During Prosecution and After Sentencing; upon request, victims can choose to exercise one or all of the following rights:

• Attend all proceedings the defendant attends
• Be informed of conviction of defendant
• Be informed of the sentence received
• Be notified of all the proceedings occurring in the case
• Confer with the Prosecutor assigned to the case prior to trial
• Defendant's HIV test results on designated convictions Information on defendant's incarceration, i.e. location, escape, release Right to attend and address the Parole Board
• Make an oral impact statement at the sentencing
• Notification of any appellate proceedings and their outcome
• Receive the address and telephone number of the probation department which is to prepare the pre-sentence investigation report
• Submit a written victim impact statement to the court