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ATTICUS DEAN

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 Clement Dean after the hearingAttorney Clement Dean successfully mitigated Toderick Raymond's 25 + 5 sentence this afternoon before Judge Dale Cohen.  The sentence now stands at 17 years Florida State Prison, followed by 13 years of probation.This was no easy road to hoe for Mr. Dean.  Retained solely for the mitigation, he was not present for the open plea, and did not have first-hand knowledge of the underlying cases.  Factor in that the victim of the aggravated assault was present, with his cane and pronounced limp, and you get the picture.Things did not start out smoothly.  Judge Cohen seemed reluctant to go along, to put it mildly.  The hearing even took on the air of an appellate proceeding at times, with the Judge peppering Dean with rapid-fire, semi-incredulous questions...continue to full post

Full post as published by JAABlog on March 26, 2009 (boomark / email).