Victim Restitution: Attorney's Fees for Internal Investigations?

Doyle, Charles

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Supreme Court;    Judicial decisions;    Compensation for victims of crimes;    Law;   

RP-ID  :  LSB10071
RP-ID  :  LSB10071_2018Feb06

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses of whether a federal statute which requires victim reimbursement for "other expenses incurred during participation in the investigation or prosecution of the [victimizing] offense" cover "costs that were neither required nor requested by the government, including costs incurred for the victim's own purposes and unprompted by any official action? An upcoming Supreme Court case ("Lagos v. United States") is set to consider this question.