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Aug. 11, 2010

Andrew Y.S. Cheng

For San Francisco County Judge Andrew Cheng, a fan of Russian literature, contemplating the fairness of the criminal justice system is much more than a philosophical exercise.

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Andrew Y.S. Cheng
San Francisco County

By Laura Ernde

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco Superior Court Judge Andrew Y.S. Cheng remembers the moment he was confronted with sending a criminal defendant to jail for the first time.

The defendant was facing up to six years in prison for selling cocaine when Cheng accepted the jury's guilty verdict and remanded the tearful defendant into custody.

"That was an extremely grim moment," Cheng said. "The... (continued)

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