Senate Minority Leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, House Minority Leader Paul Stam, R-Wake, and Rep. David Guice, R-Transylvania, discuss two pieces of legislation and a request to Gov. Beverly Perdue. All are designed to improve North Carolina’s criminal justice system. They delivered these remarks during a Feb. 10, 2009, news conference.
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