HR 2392 · 105th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
Victim Protection Act of 1997
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.(1997-09-16)
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Victim Protection Act of 1997 - Amends habeas corpus provisions of the Federal judicial code to bar the court from preventing the retrial of a person detained unless the court finds an infringement of the double jeopardy, speedy trial, or ex post facto rights of the person, or finds that the law under which the person was convicted violates the Constitution.…
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Cosponsors (3)
3 Republicans