
POMONA — When a minor defendant steps into Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Geanene Yriarte’s courtroom for the first time, she lays out clearly three expectations:
“Number 1, you are going to graduate high school; Number 2, you are going to respect people; and Number 3, when I give you a rule, it’s not just to give it, I expect you to follow it,” she said.
Yriarte, who’s preside... (continued)