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ismnotwasm

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3. Not surprising whatsoever
Wed Jun 29, 2016, 12:34 PM
Jun 2016
Cross said that this is a fundamental problem with the court system. He argues that privileged defendants with private attorneys can articulate ways in which a prison sentence would have a severe impact on them and generally get lesser sentences than working class people who rely on public defenders.

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