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Former Orange County Superior Court judge Ronald C. Kline — who pleaded guilty to possessing child porn — heard that he was headed to federal prison for 27 months and promptly fainted into the arms of his lawyer. After paramedics came and got him re-started, Kline was able to finish the hearing.
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