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POST-CONVICTION DNA TESTING:ORRIN HATCH
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June 13, 2000
STATEMENT OF SEN. ORRIN HATCH SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY HEARING
ON POST-CONVICTION DNA TESTING: WHEN IS JUSTICE SERVED?
Introduction
Good morning and welcome to the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing
on
the important issue of post-conviction DNA testing entitled: "Post-
Conviction
DNA Testing: When is Justice Served?" No one here today will quarrel
with
the assertion that post- conviction DNA testing should be made available
when it serves the ends of justice. Reaching agreement on a practical
definition
for justice, however, is a ...
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