Byline: PATRICIA M. GIOIA Chapter Leader Parents of Murdered Children Schenectady
In response to your April 26 editorial on the rights of victims, I would offer the other side of the story. There seems to be no argument that crime victims should have a presence in the judicial process. The sticky point seems to be how much of a ``presence'' should the victim be allowed and is the presence going to cause court delays, etc.
I agree considerable headway has been made to allow victims a semblance of their rightful place in proceedings related to crimes committed against them. But long years of lobbying our state Legislature were necessary before victims were …
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