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EPISODE · Apr 19, 2018

Precedent and politics in the Jack Sawyer case

from The Deeper Dig · host VTDigger

The state's case against a teen accused of plotting a school shooting hinges on over a century of legal precedent. But revisions to the state’s attempt laws, which are now under consideration in both chambers of the Legislature, could set a new standard for how cases like Sawyer’s are handled.

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