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Judges and Judiciary

Apr. 11, 2015

Efforts to recall OC judge over sentencing of child molester unlikely to succeed

Orange County Judge Marc Kelly's decision to sentence a 19-year-old man convicted of sodomizing his 3-year-old half sister, to 10 years instead of the recommended sentence of 25 years to life has sparked public outcry


By L.J. Williamson


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SANTA ANA - A campaign by Orange County supervisors and members of the public to recall a Superior Court judge over his sentencing of a child molester to less than the mandatory minimum number of years is unlikely to succeed, observers said Thursday.


Marc Kelly's decision to sentence Kevin Jonas Rojano-Nieto, a 19-year-old man convicted of sodomizing his 3-year-old half sister, to 10 years ins...

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