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Judges and Judiciary

Jun. 10, 2016

Defense lawyers defend judge in Stanford swimmer assault case

A Santa Clara County Superior Court judge has been receiving threats of violence since handing down a short sentence to a former Stanford student convicted of sexual assault, according to a local public defender.

By Saul Sugarman
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A Santa Clara County Superior Court judge has been receiving threats of violence since handing down a short sentence to a former Stanford student convicted of sexual assault, according to a local public defender.

Judge Aaron Persky has been told he is going to "go to hell" and that his children will be raped following a six-month jail sentence he gave Brock Turner, a for...

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