Chuck Schumer said "if there was no other way for this person to get back into that court, then it is my understanding that the capital sentence would have to be taken, even with the DNA evidence, even with the clear and convincing evidence, for the very reason that the standard for review which the gentleman from North Carolina puts in his amendment is not in H.R. 729 or existing law. So there would be no way, I must sincerely disagree with my friend from Florida, there would be cases where this new evidence would occur." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordFebruary 8, 1995

if there was no other way for this person to get back into that court, then it is my understanding that the capital sentence would have to be taken, even with the DNA evidence, even with the clear and convincing evidence, for the very reason that the standard for review which the gentleman from North Carolina puts in his amendment is not in H.R. 729 or existing law. So there would be no way, I must sincerely disagree with my friend from Florida, there would be cases where this new evidence would occur.

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Chuck Schumer

Democratic · New York

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of an amendment related to capital sentencing and new evidence.

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