To amend title 28, United States Code, to place a limitation on habeas corpus relief that prevents retrial of an accused.
Victim Protection Act of 1997 - Amends habeas corpus provisions of the Federal judicial code to bar the court from preventing 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 in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
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