The first part of the article analyzes the Court's new interest in protecting 'good citizens' by first examining the traditional model, in which the Supreme Court viewed a criminal case as a conflict solely between the government and the citizen/defendant. The second part discusses the rise of 'victims' rights' organizations, which have challenged the old premise that third parties have no 'standing' in a criminal case. This attitude determines the new model for analyzing criminal cases and questions whether expanding the rights of a citizen/defendant in a particular case should always be viewed as a victory for citizens as a whole against government. It is suggested that to the contrary, according to the new model, such a decision often rebounds to the benefit of 'bad citizens' and works to the detriment of 'good citizens.' The conclusion examines how this interest in the rights of 'good citizens' had affected not only the kinds of criminal cases the Court is accepting for review, but the actual disposition of the cases as well. One hundred and twenty reference notes are provided.