U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter said yesterday that a Senate subcommittee would conduct a preliminary inquiry into a report in The Inquirer that the Philadelphia courts are in crisis – plagued by low conviction rates, widespread witness fear, a massive number of fugitives, and the early dismissals of thousands of cases.

“It’s a very serious situation,” Specter said yesterday. “I decided I should show an immediate response.”

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