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Arlen Specter: “But we ought to explore ways of implementing trial by absentia, which would put people on notice that they can't game…”

On the recordJanuary 18, 2010
But we ought to explore ways of implementing trial by absentia, which would put people on notice that they can't game the system and have witnesses not show up because they failed to appear.
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Arlen Specter
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Senator Specter discusses the need for trial by absentia to prevent witness intimidation.

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