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Tim Scott: “I ask the gentleman, how do they keep it private if the victim gets information, the defendant gets information, the…”

On the recordOctober 2, 2000
I ask the gentleman, how do they keep it private if the victim gets information, the defendant gets information, the attorneys for the victim, the attorneys for the defendant, the prosecuting attorneys, the judge, and the information can get used in a public trial? Then how does the gentleman keep that information private until the person can say, ``I was 100 miles away from the alleged incident, it was not me, and I can prove it?''
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the feasibility of maintaining privacy in legal proceedings.

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