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Arlen Specter: “One is the right to counsel, Sixth Amendment right to counsel.”

On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
One is the right to counsel, Sixth Amendment right to counsel.
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Arlen Specter
Democratic · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Specter highlights the importance of the Sixth Amendment in legal proceedings.

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