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it should be a full seven-man court vhenever possible.
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JUDGE BRUNE: If it is not a seven-man court,
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I have no objection.
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MR. ENEY: Judge Brune, would you comment on
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the advantages or disadvantages of the straight seven-
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man versus the straight five-man court?
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JUDGE BRUNE: It is rather difficult to do
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that within any reasonable length of time and without
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possibly getting into matters that are not wholly
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theoretical. Actually, my personal belief based on
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experience with both sides of the court is that the five-
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man court operates more satisfactorily. The more you have
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to discuss and consider the matter, the more time it is
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apt to take to reach a conclusion and the more divergent
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views you might have .
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MR. MARTINEAU: This Committee has found that
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out.
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JUDGE BRUNE: I won't argue that phase.
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MR. ENEY: Does the reduction in workload by
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having more judges to write the total number of opinions
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offset the loss of time by the extra judge or is it the
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