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On those, more than 80% are there because of mandatory sentencing regimes. if somebody is looking at a potential plea and seeing the potential of their life stretching out in front of them entirely in prison if they go to trial where they're looking at a plea deal, that's extraordinary pressure. >> let me come back to you for the last piece here. i heard you say you keep reasonable case loads and as a result you can push your attorneys the to take things to trial to the diseffect that jew gene was talking about. how do you manage sufficient resources and how to better come to their offices. >>...

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They were surrounded by several victims from around the state. they brought them in from various different agencies. there was one man who i assume was the father of deceased who was staring throughout the entire hearing. i don't think he took his eyes off for a second. no one said anything. >> greta: what about the judge? >> he is the chief judge here. he doesn't have the heaviest of case loads. he has a lot of other duties that oversees the other judges. yet he certainly been here a long time. he has been chief judge for six years. >> greta: has there been any talk, do you know what holmes h...

They were surrounded by several victims from around the state. they brought them in from various different agencies. there was one man who i assume was the father of deceased who was staring throughout the entire hearing. i don't think he took his eyes off for a second. no one said anything. >> greta: what about the judge? >> he is the chief judge here. he doesn't have the heaviest of case loads. he has a lot of other duties that oversees the other judges. yet he certainly been here a long time. he has been chief judge for six years. >> greta: has there been any talk, do you know what holmes h...