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Lindsey Graham: “The Laci Peterson case is a death penalty case because there are two victims. All we are saying is Federal law should…”

On the recordMarch 25, 2004
The Laci Peterson case is a death penalty case because there are two victims. All we are saying is Federal law should address reality. When Michael Lenz lost his wife in the Oklahoma City bombing incident, he also lost his son, Michael Lenz III. All I am asking for is that justice be rendered in cases such as that. When somebody chooses to destroy a family--the mother and the unborn child--let them pay a severe price, and let's debate abortion another day, another time, and not interject it into a statute where it should not be interjected.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of the Laci Peterson case and federal law regarding death penalty cases.

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