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Judges and Judiciary

Oct. 28, 2006

Judge Becomes Witness for Man He Defended

LOS ANGELES - Working as a defense attorney 21 years ago, Los Angeles County Superior Court Supervising Judge David S. Wesley vividly recalls watching a teenage client he believed to be innocent get convicted as an accomplice to a carjack murder.

By Ryan Oliver
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      LOS ANGELES - Working as a defense attorney 21 years ago, Los Angeles County Superior Court Supervising Judge David S. Wesley vividly recalls watching a teenage client he believed to be innocent get convicted as an accomplice to a carjack murder.
      Last month, Wesley took the witness stand before the same judge to once more bat for the...

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