Judge Lays Into Progressive Prosecutors Before Slapping Violent Teen With Tough Sentence

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Judge Lays Into Progressive Prosecutors Before Slapping Violent Teen With Tough Sentence

1 sourceUpdated Jul 2, 2026

An elected judge in East Texas dropped the hammer on an 18-year-old armed robber, sentencing him to a quarter-century in prison while rebuking left-wing prosecutors who let similar offenders walk free. Republican…

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