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Feb. 17, 2014

Franklin E. Bondonno

Attorneys appreciate Judge Franklin Bondonno's direct, compassionate approach in drug court.

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Santa Clara County (San Jose) Superior Court
Santa Clara County Superior Court

By Kevin Lee

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN JOSE - "I'm urging you to weigh in your mind the relaxed feeling you get from marijuana and the unrelaxed feeling you'd get from being in jail."

Santa Clara Superior Court Judge Franklin E. Bondonno pauses to allow his words to sink into the dark-haired man in the black T-shirt standing in the courtroom. The young drug offender on probation just confirmed that he failed a drug test 10 days ago... (continued)

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