Arlen Specter actually said...

Because the appellate courts have upheld it. There is a constitutional right to a jury trial, so we can't change it by legislation.

Well, I believe that for the most part the sentencing is not the issue when it comes to our fugitive problem.

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 wi...

In Philadelphia, the defendants know that there is no certainty.