It was the young woman's second probation violation, but Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Cathrin L. DeVoe wasn't about to give up on her.
"You're 22, and you've already got a police record," she said to the handcuffed woman dressed in jailhouse blue.
DeVoe, 59, pointed to some photographs on the wall above her bailiff's desk -- photographs of other young drug-addicted women.
"The top one is dead," she sa... (continued)
Apr. 26, 2005
Commissioner Cathrin L Devoe
To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!
Or access this Judicial Profile for $85
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this Judicial Profile. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)
Already a subscriber?
Sign In