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10-26-2005, 02:21 PM
In Search of Juvenile Justice
By Ann M. Simmons Times Staff Writer
Wed Oct 26, 7:55 AM ET
Sister Janet Harris swore she would never do it again.
Three decades ago, her dogged gumshoe work helped win a retrial and an acquittal for a young gangbanger convicted of attempted murder during a supermarket heist. Harris' efforts took almost two years and left her emotionally drained.
But when Harris learned the details of the case of Mario Rocha, a 16-year-old Highland Park youth convicted of murder and attempted murder, she couldn't help but launch into amateur detective mode once again.
Read the whole article here:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/latimests/20051026/ts_latimes/insearchofjuvenilejustice
By Ann M. Simmons Times Staff Writer
Wed Oct 26, 7:55 AM ET
Sister Janet Harris swore she would never do it again.
Three decades ago, her dogged gumshoe work helped win a retrial and an acquittal for a young gangbanger convicted of attempted murder during a supermarket heist. Harris' efforts took almost two years and left her emotionally drained.
But when Harris learned the details of the case of Mario Rocha, a 16-year-old Highland Park youth convicted of murder and attempted murder, she couldn't help but launch into amateur detective mode once again.
Read the whole article here:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/latimests/20051026/ts_latimes/insearchofjuvenilejustice