Judges and Judiciary
Sep. 7, 2023
Orange County DA slams judge’s lenient dog cruelty sentence
Orange County Superior Court Judge Justin Glenn-Leistikow allowed the defendant to plead guilty to one misdemeanor count, be placed on one year of probation and promise not to own any animals. The DA had sought jail time.
Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer issued an unusual public statement Wednesday criticizing a judge's reduced sentence for a man who had kicked and dragged a labradoodle down an apartment hallway.
"Judges have the ability under the law to reduce certain felonies to misdemeanors, but it is shocking that Judge Glenn-Leistikow would exercise that discretion to give a break to someone who clearly has no issue engaging in cruelty to a...
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