A crime victim is defined as someone who has suffered direct or threatened physical, financial, or emotional harm as the result of a commission of a crime; or if that person is deceased, then the decedent’s spouse, child, parent, guardian, sibling, or grandparent (in that order) is considered the victim.
The Michigan Constitution, Article I, Section 24, enumerates the rights of crime victims,
and is intended to allow victims to be compensated fairly for their suffering.
The provision states that victims of crime shall have the following rights:
A. The right to be treated with fairness and respect for their dignity and privacythroughout the criminal justice process.
B. The right to timely disposition of the casefollowing arrest of the accused.
C. The right to be reasonably protected from the accused throughout the criminal justice process.
D. The right to notification of court proceedings.
E. The right to attend trial and all other courtproceedings the accused has the right toattend.
F. The right to confer with the prosecution.
G. The right to make a statement to the courtat sentencing.
H. The right to restitution.
I. The right to information about the conviction, sentence, imprisonment, and release of the accused.
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