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Hon. George W. Gekas: “I take it the gentleman believes the death penalty is a proper circumstance with which a jury should grapple in a…”

On the recordMarch 14, 1996
I take it the gentleman believes the death penalty is a proper circumstance with which a jury should grapple in a terrorism case. Is that correct?
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Hon. George W. Gekas
Pennsylvania

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Questioning a colleague's stance on the death penalty in terrorism cases.

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