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United States Senate
MEMORANDUM 
11:00 Crime Mtg
Dole Thurmond Hatch
Skinner + Coles + Dyer [illegible] + Rawls

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11:00
April 8, 1992
TO: Senator Dole
FR: Kerry
RE: Crime Bill Status
*Senator Thurmond and Biden have discussed a crime bill several times the past few weeks, as have their staffs.
*The four big issues :
*HABEAS CORPUS: Senate version was much stronger than the House version, which the conference adopted. Biden has said that he will accept a compromise which is much closer to the Senate version.
*DEATH PENALTY: Again, Senate version was stronger than House version, which conference adopted. Again, Biden has expressed willingness to find compromise agreeable to Thurmond.
*EXCLUSIONARY RULE: House version expanded the exclusionary rule, Senate version weakened it. Biden proposes leaving it alone -- which could be seen as an acceptable result, as courts have increasingly moved to expand the rule. The Exclusionary Rule is probably the issue closest to Biden's heart, and if the Administration wanted to kill the bill, they could insist on expansion of the rule.
*GUNS: Biden insists that any bill include something similar to the Senate passed version of Brady.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1992 11:00 A.M. - S-230 CRIME BILL MEETING
Attorney General Mr. Skinner Dole Simpson Thurmond Hatch

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THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1992 11:00 A.M. - S-230 CRIME BILL MEETING
Attorney General Mr. Skinner Dole Simpson Thurmond Hatch

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THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1992 11:00 A.M. - S-230 CRIME BILL MEETING
Attorney General Mr. Skinner Dole Simpson Thurmond Hatch

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S-230
5:30
ok Dole
ok Simpson
Thurmond
ok Hatch
(Circled: Skinner Barr Boydew Grey)
Crime Bill & Judges
Can you set this up please

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March 30, 1992
TO: SENATOR
FROM : JOYCE
SUBJECT: SKINNER REQUEST
Mr. Skinner's office called. They would like to schedule a meeting with you on Tuesday at 2:15 p.m. or sometime Friday morning. Mr. Skinner would like to bring the Attorney General with him to discuss the crime bill.
Do you want to schedule Tuesday?
yes no
Do you want to schedule Friday?
yes no
456-6797 
Sandy
Skinners
Schedule
Thursday, April 9, 1992
11:00 S-230