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Family

Oct. 14, 2000

Lawyer Fights for Violence Victims

The painfully thin African-American woman standing in the courtroom couldn't stop trembling. Soon, the young mother, a victim of domestic violence whose batterer's presence in the same room intimidated her, began shaking so violently she had trouble communicating with the judge.

By Cheryl Romo
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        The painfully thin African-American woman standing in the courtroom couldn't stop trembling. Soon, the young mother, a victim of domestic violence whose batterer's presence in the same room intimidated her, began shaking so violently she had trouble communicating with the judg...

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