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Jul. 14, 2014

C. Don Clay

Alameda County Judge C. Don Clay likes to apply logic when handling tough criminal trials.

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C. Don Clay
Alameda County (Oakland)

By Laura Hautala

Daily Journal Staff Writer

OAKLAND - Alameda County Superior Court Judge C. Don Clay listened attentively while Randy Alana's attorney critiqued the prosecutor's timeline for the slaying of Oakland resident Sandra Coke.

Alana is charged with murdering Coke, his one-time romantic partner and the mother of his 15-year-old daughter, and leaving her body near the Carquinez Bridge.

But there is no definitive time of death for ... (continued)

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