Law’s Lewis Katz explains role of victim’s rights in setting a trial date

After five years of delays, a Youngstown woman asks appeals court to force judge to put her accused rapist on trial

The Plain Dealer: Lewis Katz, the John C. Hutchins Professor in the School of Law, discussed how victims’ rights might not be a factor in a setting a trial date in a Youngstown case that has been backlogged for years. “They may be able to shame the judge into setting a trial date,” he said.