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Sacramento Judge Lets Santos Case Go Forward
Fathers trade accusations on courthouse steps, according to the CoCo Times
The Contra Costa Times reported Tuesday that a judge in Sacramento ruled against dismissing a case brought against the state by a Concord family after former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger commuted the sentence of their son's killer without telling them.
Estaban Nunez, the son of former Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez, stabbed Luis Santos, 22, at a fraternity party at San Diego State University in 2008.
In his final hours in office, Schwarzenegger reduced Nunez' prison sentence from 16 years to seven. Santos' parents contend the governor broke the law when he failed to notify them of his action.
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The Times reports that Luis Santos' father got angry in front of the courthouse after overhearing Nunez claim that politics led to his son's manslaughter sentence.
"He did politicize this process; we did not politicize this process. We're just regular citizens. We have no pull with any politicians. He's the politician," Fred Santos said, according to The Times.
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