S. 1110105th CongressSenate Bill

Victim Protection Act of 1997

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Victim Protection Act of 1997 - Amends habeas corpus provisions of the Federal judicial code to bar the court from prohibiting 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.

Introduced Jul 31, 1997
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Arlen Specter

Republican

U.S. Senator · PA

Introduced solo — no cosponsors joined.

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