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Feb. 23, 2011

Margie Gunthardt Woods

Drawn to the human element of her cases, Judge Margie Gunthardt Woods is undaunted, whether she's scaling a mountain or overruling a parole decision by California's governor.

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Margie G. Woods

San Diego County (San Diego)
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By Pat Alston

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN DIEGO - Vonda White, a convicted killer, had been in prison for 30 years when Judge Margie Gunthardt Woods granted the woman's writ of habeas corpus and ordered her release two years ago.

White, under orders from the leader of a religious cult, fired two bullets into a defecting member's back in 1975. After he fell, she shot him again in the head. She was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced ... (continued)

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