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Feb. 25, 2008

Tactical Maneuvers

Whittier Judge Mark G. Nelson employs a variety of strategies to reach the emotional defendants in his domestic-violence courtroom.

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Los Angeles County Superior Court
By Cortney Fielding
Daily Journal Staff Writer
This article appears on Page 5.

      WHITTIER - The young woman standing demurely beside her public defender nodded in agreement as Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mark G. Nelson told her what would happen next.
      She had just pleaded guilty to assaulting the father of her child, and now it was time to sign up for a course in ... (continued)

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