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September 29, 2006

Station Fire: Darigan explaining the law, his decision

Judge Francis J. Darigan Jr. is now explaining why he decided to accept the plea from the Derderian brothers and how he arrived at an appropriate sentence.

He is going into considerable detail about the law.

Darigan said both the prosecution and defense wanted to settle the case before trial, but could not come to an agreement on a recommended sentence.

He said he ultimately concluded that the cases should be resolved before trial, as most criminal cases are. Among his considerations were the difficulty of seating an impartial jury, the length of the trials and the difficult nature of much of the evidence.

Darigan said he takes responsibility for accepting the plea and imposing the sentence.

Posted by Jack Perry  at 3:57 PM | Permalink

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