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Mar. 30, 2009

Point of Perspective

A former gang prosecutor and prison research clerk, Commissioner Seth Hoyt Jr. understands where many people in his court are coming from.

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By Amy Yarbrough
Daily Journal Staff Writer

STOCKTON - In Commissioner Seth Hoyt Jr.'s courtroom on a recent day, a woman named Maria was laying out the reasons why she didn't deserve a speeding ticket. For one, a white pickup truck was in front of her so there was no way the officer could have caught her car on radar.

She also swore the officer in the courtroom wasn't the one who pulled her over. The man she remembered was much younger. ... (continued)

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