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Mar. 31, 2005

Commissioner Edward DeCaro

SANTA BARBARA -- In his 18 years on the bench, Commissioner Edward DeCaro has heard some doozies from people hauled in to court on outstanding warrants for failing to show up.
But none tops the one given by a traffic violator who told DeCaro he missed his scheduled appearance because he was dead.
On that particular morning, traffic court, as usual, was packed.
From his perch, DeCaro could look out at the sea of faces, mostly dozing or staring off into... (continued)

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