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Chris Smith: “People are going to break laws, and you have got to have due process rights, defense attorneys.”

On the recordApril 13, 2016
People are going to break laws, and you have got to have due process rights, defense attorneys.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith advocates for due process rights within the legal system.

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