“I’m doing fine. You don’t seem to...
“I’m doing fine. You don’t seem to be out of the woods yet.”
--Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Kathleen Parker, when former Black Panther leader Johnny Spain thanked her, and asked her how she was doing, after she denied a state request that she overturn an order releasing Spain from prison. Spain faces possible retrial on murder and conspiracy charges related to the 1971 San Quentin riot.
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