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By MARY SUE TERRY
Rappahannock News Contributing Writer
We often complain about criminals escaping punishment for their crimes because of “technicalities,” or loopholes in the law. They disgust us, they offend our sense of fairness, and they shake our faith in the criminal justice system.
Just as often, we feel powerless to do anything about them. But now, we have an opportunity to strike at least a small blow for justice for society. We have an opportunity to narrow a loophole, if not to close it.
An amendment to the Virginia Constitution will be presented for your consideration on the November ballot to give our prosecutors a limited right to appeal judges’ decisions in felony cases. Let me explain why we need this tool:
As the law stands now, if a de-. fense lawyer is able before a trial to convince the judge that a statute is
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