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Carl Levin: “What effect would this legislation have on the commander's authority to place an accused in pre-trial confinement…”

On the recordJune 3, 2013
What effect would this legislation have on the commander's authority to place an accused in pre-trial confinement pending investigation and disposition of the offense?
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Carl Levin
Democratic · Michigan

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Levin questions the impact of legislation on commanders' authority regarding pre-trial confinement.

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