Senator Hatch has cited the case of Commonwealth v. Smith, and noted Judge Massiah-Jackson's judgments in the matter. And I just wanted to inquire of my distinguished colleague, if I could have Senator Hatch's attention, does my distinguished colleague know that when the case came up on retrial before a different judge that the defendant Smith was found not guilty?
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