Griffin v. Lindsey

In Maryland, a victim is not a party to a criminal prosecution. Hoile v. State, 404 Md. 591, 606, 948 A.2d 30, 39 (2008). Nevertheless, crime victims are vested with a number of “specific, but narrow” constitutional and statutory rights in criminal proceedings. Id. at 605, 948 A.2d at 39. For example, Maryland Code (2001, 2008 Repl. Vol., 2014 Supp.), § 11-603 of the Criminal Procedure Article permits a court to enter a judgment of restitution ordering a defendant to compensate a victim for monetary loss. When a victim alleges that a court failed to consider or improperly denied a restitution…