SACRAMENTO -- A Sacramento County superior court judge ruled
Friday that former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger didn't break any
laws when he cut the manslaughter sentence for the son of a
political ally just hours before leaving office last year.
Judge Lloyd Connelly called Schwarzenegger's decision to reduce
Esteban Nuñez's sentence from 16 years to seven years
distasteful and "repugnant to the bulk of the citizenry of this
state," but within his executive powers as governor.  Nuñez is
the son of the governor's onetime political ally, former
Assembly Speaker Fabian Nuñez.   Santos' family and the San
Diego district attorney sued, claiming that Schwarzenegger
violated the voter-approved Marsy's Law, which requires families
be notified about cases involving their loved ones.  "The
attorney general's office fought for corruption, and they won,"
said Kathy Santos, Luis' mother, outside the court. "They
defended a backroom deal, you know? They got away with it for
today, but we're very disappointed. Where's the just