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George H.W. Bush: “A failure to comply with the right to a speedy trial will result in dismissal of the affected charges.”

On the recordJune 26, 1991
A failure to comply with the right to a speedy trial will result in dismissal of the affected charges.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Executive Order 12767—Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1984

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