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  Daily Journal Staff Writer 

  FREMONT -  A young woman with a history of misdemeanor drug offenses was recently
  standing before Alameda County Superior Court Judge Richard Keller hoping for a chance
  to avoid jail time and get clean. 

  Her attorney asked Keller to defer her sentencing to see if she could succeed in a
  residential drug treatment program. The deputy district attorney disagreed.  

  Keller told the woman that he would let ... (continued)