#51: Halloween: Be Very Afraid
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In this Halloween-themed episode, Chris and Megan address situations in a prosecution that should make your hair stand on end. When something just doesn’t seem right, there may be a good reason to be afraid and take a deeper dive into the statistics. The examiner’s body of work, captured in the collective prosecution history of all their applications, can be particularly helpful for unearthing the examiner’s tendencies and the best strategies to deal with them.
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