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law cerk for Judge Day in the Circuit Court for Harford

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County. I saw consistently the State's Attorney there

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reading the jury the law. I saw two murder cases in which

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the jury returned life imprisonment, in which had mandatory

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instructions been given, I am sure the jury would have re-

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turned no greater than manslaughter and two manslaughter

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in the House of Corrections today for life beqause of

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this provision.

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I have no question occasionally it lets the

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guilty go free but also sometimes it puts the innocent in.

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It provides even-handed justice. I think we are here to

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provide for equal justice for all and I support the amendment

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and urge you to vote in favor of it.

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DELEGATE JAMES: Are you ready for the question?

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Delegate Willoner, for what purpose do you rise?

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DELEGATE WILLONER: I just wanted to answer one

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question real quickly. One is that Judge Sobolov this year,

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1967, ruled this provision to be Constitutional, although

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he disliked the provision.

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I just want to make it clear that I do not think

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it is an unconstitutional provision, at least until