The minute you increase penalties, you will see not only increased litigation surrounding the penalty but prolonged litigation. Someone who has a 50-year sentence ahead of them has nothing to lose by trying to fight for everything they can.
December 2nd, 2010 / 4:05 p.m.
Vice-President, Criminal Lawyers' Association
The minute you increase penalties, you will see not only increased litigation surrounding the penalty but prolonged litigation. Someone who has a 50-year sentence ahead of them has nothing to lose by trying to fight for everything they can.
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