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...show how Huppenkothen made a farce out of a legal proceeding, the prosecution produced a surprise witness, Otto Thornbeck, who presided at Canaris' trial, and since the war has been conducting a quiet, respectable law practice in Nüirnberg. Said Thornbeck: "I submitted to the law in force at that time." He testified that under Huppenkothen's direction, conspiracy trials took three hours. Defendants were allowed no lawyers, got no bill of charges. Instead, Huppenkothen shouted the accusation at them, permitted a brief answer period. Then the death sentence was imposed, and next day the prisoners were...
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