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On the recordSeptember 8, 2009
I'm just wondering what your observations are as prosecutors about the extent and the merits of additional procedural protections in death penalty cases.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Inquiring about procedural protections in death penalty prosecutions.

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