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Summer Lee: “Discretion of the judge I think is crucial.”

On the recordMay 20, 2009
Discretion of the judge I think is crucial.
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Stresses the necessity of judicial discretion in determining sentences for offenders.

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