
By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN JOSE - Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Deborah A. Ryan was sympathetic as she considered the case of a transient who'd pleaded guilty to failing to update his sex offender registration within five days of his birthday.
"He's admitted a strike prior, but it's 13 years old," Ryan noted as she presided over a morning of sentencing hearings in her Hall of Justice courtroom.
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