Marsy's Law

Yellowstone County Attorney Scott Twito and Billings City Attorney Brent Brooks are working quickly to comply with the notification requirements of Marsy’s Law, approved Tuesday by Montana voters by a 65 percent margin.  Constitutional Initiative 116, the Crime Victims’ Bill of Rights, assures crime victims, among other things, the right to be notified and to be heard “in any proceeding involving

A constitutional amendment, proposed by initiative petition, would clarify the rights of victims of crime in the Montana Constitution.  Dubbed “Marsy’s Law” the amendment would be redundant in Yellowstone County, which already works to balance victim’s rights with the administration of justice...