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     611A.0395 Right to information regarding defendant's 
  appeal. 

    Subdivision 1.    Prosecuting attorney to notify victims. 
  (a) The prosecuting attorney shall make a reasonable and good 
 faith effort to provide to each affected victim oral or written 
 notice of a pending appeal.  This notice must be provided within 
 30 days of filing of the respondent's brief.  The notice must 
 contain a brief explanation of the contested issues or a copy of 
 the brief, an explanation of the applicable process, information 
 about scheduled oral arguments or hearings, a statement that the 
 victim and the victim's family may attend the argument or 
 hearing, and the name and telephone number of a person that may 
 be contacted for additional information. 

    (b) In a criminal case in which there is an identifiable 
 crime victim, within 15 working days of a final decision on an 
 appeal, the prosecuting attorney shall make a reasonable and 
 good faith effort to provide to each affected victim oral or 
 written notice of the decision.  This notice must include a 
 brief explanation of what effect, if any, the decision has upon 
 the judgment of the trial court and the name and telephone 
 number of a person that may be contacted for additional 
 information. 

    Subd. 2.    Exception.  The notices described in 
 subdivision 1 do not have to be given to victims who have 
 previously indicated a desire not to be notified. 

    HIST: 1997 c 239 art 7 s 23 

Copyright 2005 by the Office of Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota.