By Emily Green
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SACRAMENTO - As the 14 jurors prepared to hear the closing arguments in the case of a man facing life imprisonment, Judge Lawrence Brown gave them an unusual directive: Don't nod off.
This kind of talk is quintessential Brown, say his colleagues: funny, a little inappropriate and disarmingly effective. For the next 30 minutes, as Brown monotonously read aloud jury instructions before closing arguments - instr... (continued)
Nov. 3, 2010
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