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(defining "case" as "a question contested before a court of justice"). This general understanding is equally applicable to criminal proceedings. In Chavez v. Martinez, 538 U.S. 760 (2005), the Supreme Court held that a criminal "case" — as distinct from an investigation — "at the very least requires th

rposes of the CVRA definition of 'crime victim,' the only material federal offenses are those for which there is a conviction or plea." Id., citing Hughey v. United States, 495 U.S. 411, 418 (1979), and In Re 28 Respondent's Exhibit A Case No. 08-80736-CIV-MARRA/JOHNSON EFTA00208064 Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document

(defining "case" as "a question contested before a court of justice"). This general understanding is equally applicable to criminal proceedings. In Chavez v. Martinez, 538 U.S. 760 (2005), the Supreme Court held that a criminal "case" — as distinct from an investigation — "at the very least requires th

rposes of the CVRA definition of 'crime victim,' the only material federal offenses are those for which there is a conviction or plea." Id., citing Hughey v. United States, 495 U.S. 411, 418 (1979), and In Re 28 EFTA00078862 Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 62 Entered on FLSD Docket 04/08/2011 Page 29 of 54 Rendon G

(defining "case" as "a question contested before a court of justice"). This general understanding is equally applicable to criminal proceedings. In Chavez v. Martine:, 538 U.S. 760 (2005), the Supreme Court held that a criminal "case" — as distinct from an investigation — "at the very least requires th

urposes of the CVRA definition of 'crime victim,' the only material federal offenses are those for which there is a conviction or plea." M., citing Hughey v. United States, 495 U.S. 411, 418 (1979), and In Re 28 EFTA00230093 Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 62 Entered on FLSD Docket 04/08/2011 Page 29 of 54 Rendon