Tulare County (Visalia)
VISALIA — Judge Nathan Leedy learned a thing or two from his days as a deputy public defender about brokering deals. He managed to talk down the few death penalty cases he had to life sentences.
So when lawyers who appear before him in Tulare County Superior Court are close to striking an agreement, he isn’t shy about offering help.
“I always let attorneys try to work it out first, but ... (continued)
