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Aug. 23, 2022

Aware of the Worst

San Diego County Judge Peter C. Deddeh has genuine compassion for crime victims, lawyers say

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San Diego County Superior Court

SAN DIEGO -- Blood has been spilled in San Diego County Superior Court Judge Peter C. Deddeh's courtroom.

In one attack in 2012, a convict was brought in as a witness in a prison assault trial. When another convict was testifying, out of nowhere, the inmate sliced the face of his defense attorney with a razor he had hidden in his mouth, shocking jurors and a group of high school students who were visiting as part of a class ass... (continued)

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