Federal judiciary letter opposing death penalty appeals proposal [JCUS]

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Federal judiciary letter opposing death penalty appeals proposal [JCUS]

September 28, 2005 10:35:00 pm

Letter from the Secretary of the Judicial Conference of the United States to US Senate Judiciary Chairman Senator Arlen Specter, September 26, 2005 [opposing the proposed Streamlined Procedures Act that would limit death penalty appeals]. Read the full text of the letter here [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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