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Civil Rights

Mar. 26, 2015

First juvenile released under re-sentencing law

It is a story of hope and faith, despair and redemption, but it's also a story of two immigrants who grew up in similar, gang-infested areas, but whose paths diverged sharply until they were randomly connected.


By Deirdre Newman


Daily Journal Staff Writer


It is a story of hope and faith, despair and redemption, but it's also a story of two immigrants who grew up in similar, gang-infested areas, but whose paths diverged sharply until they were randomly connected. One became a lawyer in pursuit of justice. The other was an accomplice to murder and found refuge in religion. The lawyer helped liberate the man who thought he would be behind bars until he died....

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