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Patrick Leahy: “The providing of exculpatory evidence to a defendant should be the sine qua non of any prosecution”

On the recordJune 5, 2012
The providing of exculpatory evidence to a defendant should be the sine qua non of any prosecution
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Leahy emphasizes the importance of sharing exculpatory evidence in prosecutions for justice.

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