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How advocates say Marsy's Law will put crime victims on equal footing

Bookmarks were passed out to visitors at the Hall County Sheriff's Office Friday, April 13, 2018, during the annual ceremony to commemorate Victim's Rights Week. - photo by Scott Rogers

04142018 VICTIMS 3.jpg — Bookmarks were passed out to visitors at the Hall County Sheriff's Office Friday, April 13, 2018, during the annual ceremony to commemorate Victim's Rights Week. - photo by Scott Rogers

Before Georgia’s Crime Victims Bill of Rights was enacted in 1995, there was no requirement for a victim to know the defendant was going to trial.