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Melvin Watt: “I rise to ask my colleague from Virginia a question. Suppose there is a conviction in a case and then a civil lawsuit is…”

On the recordApril 9, 2003
I rise to ask my colleague from Virginia a question. Suppose there is a conviction in a case and then a civil lawsuit is filed which would be allowed, and then the conviction is reversed on appeal. What would happen under this bill under those circumstances?
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Melvin Watt
North Carolina

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Questioning the implications of a bill regarding civil lawsuits following criminal convictions.

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