Epstein Secrets

the public prosecutor remain in continuous control of the case). Scattered marginal remnants of private enforcement may remain elsewhere, such as an Oklahoma statute providing that prosecutions for adultery (a felony) may be "commenced and carried on against either of the parties to the crime only by his

attorneys hold elective offices; if their constituents are unsatisfied, they are free to express their feelings at the voting polls."); cf. Chenev v. U.S. Dist. Court, 542 U.S. 367, 386 (2004) ("The decision to prosecute a criminal case ... is made by a publicly accountable prosecutor."). For discussion of this poi

ly unknown even to the most experienced judges and attorneys. The prime illustration of the ineffectiveness of the Victims’ Rights Act comes from the Oklahoma City bombing case, where victims were denied rights protected by statute in large part because the rights were not listed in the criminal rules. 77

in [the CVRA] was agreed to."). °! 150 Cong. Rec. H8208-09 (daily ed. Oct. 6, 2004). °2 150 Cong. Rec. $10910 (daily ed. Oct. 9, 2004). % Kenna v. U.S. Dist. Court for the Cent. Dist. of Cal., 435 F.3d 1011, 1015-16 (9th Cir. 2006) (internal quotations and citations omitted); accord United States v. Sharp, 463 F

even to experienced judges and attorneys. 4° The prime illustration of the ineffectiveness of the Victims’ Rights and Restitution Act comes from the Oklahoma City bombing case. *° While one might expect victims’ rights would have been fully protected during such a high profile trial, in fact victims were d

the National Crime Victims Law Institute and other legal clinics for victims). w 8 See Gillis & Beloof, supra note 314, at 692. 319 See Mallard v. U.S. Dist. Court, 490 U.S. 296, 307 & n.8 (1989) (leaving open the question of whether federal courts possess the inherent authority to require counsel to provide leg