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Federal judge sets AZ man free, calls molestation law unconstitutional

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//April 4, 2017//

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Federal judge sets AZ man free, calls molestation law unconstitutional

Federal judge sets AZ man free, calls molestation law unconstitutional

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//April 4, 2017//

Calling the statute a “grievous threat to due process of law,” a federal judge has released a convicted child molester after ruling the law imposes unconstitutional burdens on defendants to...

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