SAN FRANCISCO — One might believe that a federal judge would jump at the opportunity to clear a four-month capital trial off his calendar.
But when presented with a proposed 40-year plea deal for alleged San Francisco gang member Emile Fort — a deal that marked a significant reversal by the Justice Department, which had originally authorized the death penalty — Northern District Judge William Alsup wore no smiles. Instead, he grilled attorneys for both sides Monday about why he should be bound to the 40-year sentence, when the advisory guidelines called for life in prison.
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