Isn't it true in your readings that you have seen my state be notorious for, one, poor defense--so let me just say it; I will put it on the record--of indigent as it relates to death penalty cases?
Summer Lee: “Isn't it true in your readings that you have seen my state be notorious for, one, poor defense--so let me just say it; I…”
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Jackson Lee highlights Texas's poor defense for indigent defendants in death penalty cases.
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