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Jurors have awarded $35 million to a Sacramento-area woman raped while in intensive care at Dignity Health’s Methodist Hospital by a former nurse now serving prison time for rapes at other area medical facilities, the woman’s attorneys announced.
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 23 Mar. 2026
De Leon was given an order of deportation in 2007 after serving prison time for drug trafficking.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2026
He was sentenced to prison time but given instant parole.
—Nick Watt, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
That’s not unusual for drug court, which focuses more on finding treatment and services for defendants rather than punishment and prison time.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 23 Mar. 2026
De Leon was given an order of deportation in 2007 after serving prison time for drug trafficking.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2026
He was sentenced to prison time but given instant parole.
—Nick Watt, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
That’s not unusual for drug court, which focuses more on finding treatment and services for defendants rather than punishment and prison time.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Prison time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prison%20time. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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