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Richard Nixon: The standard has become so vague in some instances that it has led to unconscionable abuse by defendants.

On the recordMarch 13, 1973
The standard has become so vague in some instances that it has led to unconscionable abuse by defendants.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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State of the Union Message to the Congress on Law Enforcement and Drug Abuse Prevention

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