USE OF PSEUDONYM TO PROTECT THE VICTIM’S IDENTITY IN A CRIMINAL CASE : THE LEGAL ARGUMENTS
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Assert any of the victim’s constitutional rights
Right to Privacy Right to Access Courts
Right to Protection
Right to be Free from Intimidation, Harassment or Abuse
Right to be Treated with Dignity, Respect, and/or Compassion
State constitutional right
EXAMPLES
Federal constitutional right Right for all people, e.g., the right to pursue and obtain happiness and privacy or the right to be left alone
Right afforded to crime victims, e.g., right to be treated with respect for a victim’s privacy
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Assert any of the victim’s statutory or rule-based rights
Right to Privacy Right to Protection
EXAMPLES
Right for victims to use a pseudonym in public records
Right to be Free from Intimidation, Harassment or Abuse
Right to be Treated with Dignity, Respect, and/or Compassion
Right to be treated with respect for a victim’s privacy
Right for victims to keep certain information confidential
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