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the government's attorney before formal criminal proceedings have commenced. Yet there is no evidence whatsoever that federal prosecutors in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi must confer with crime victims before law- enforcement officers "conduct[ ] a raid, seek[ ] a warrant, mak[e] an arrest, interview

re Acker, 596 F.3d 370, 373 (6th Cir. 2010). The district courts that have considered the question are divided. Compare, e.g., 1' United States it Oakum, No. 3:08CR132, 2009 WL 790042, at *2 (E.D. Va. Mar. 24, 2009) (holding that CVRA rights can attach prior to the commencement of criminal proceedi

fore charges were filed but were subject to the outer limit that the Government has at least “contemplated” charges.” Similarly, in United States v. Oakum,” the District Court for the Easter District of Virginia considered a claim that CVRA nghts did not apply until after a defendant had been convicted.

that implementing such an approach would be difficult.*” Presumably the Justice Department has already been providing such rights in at least Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi to comply with the Fifth 197 See 18 U.S.C. §§ 2422(b), 2423(b), (e) (2012). 198 A more substantial summary of the case is availabl

re charges were filed but were subject to the outer limit that the Government has at least "contemplated" charges. 7! Similarly, in United States v. Oakum, ” the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia considered a claim that CVRA rights did not apply until after a defendant had been convict

that implementing such an approach would be difficult. 7° Presumably the Justice Department has already been providing such rights in at least Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi to comply with the Fifth [*95] Circuit's 2008 ruling in In Re Dean, which held that the CVRA extends rights to victims before defen