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Dick Durbin: “I think it is important to make sure that judge's hands are not handcuffed and that the judge does have discretion in…”

On the recordSeptember 8, 2014
I think it is important to make sure that judge's hands are not handcuffed and that the judge does have discretion in those situations to give the appropriate sentence.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Durbin emphasizes the importance of judicial discretion in sentencing.

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