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Craig Washington: It is a fact that over 80 percent of the death row appeals, and specifically the reversals, are based upon lawyer error…

On the recordApril 19, 1994
It is a fact that over 80 percent of the death row appeals, and specifically the reversals, are based upon lawyer error, that is, people had incompetent lawyers to try death penalty cases to begin with; right?
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Craig Washington
Democratic · Texas

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Discussing issues related to death penalty appeals and legal representation.

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