Los Angeles County (Downey)
By Pat Alston
Daily Journal Staff Writer
DOWNEY - Commissioner Michael J. Pearce, known for his soothing English accent and slightly dry British wit, presides over a criminal post-conviction department.
In other words, Pearce quips, "the Department of Lame Excuses."
Some probation violators and Proposition 36 court drop-outs have reasonable explanations for their failure to comply with court orders, the freshman commissioner allows. So ... (continued)
