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Nolan King

Heat of passion: Cain Velasquez attorney explains why preliminary hearing judges’ reactions could be encouraging sign to defense

Attorney Mark Geragos won’t understate how difficult any major criminal case is, but indicated recent categorizations made by two judges during hearings for his client Cain Velasquez could be a good thing for their defense efforts.

A former UFC heavyweight champion, Velasquez is out on $1 million bail as he faces a number of charges including attempted murder. It was a fight to get former UFC heavyweight champion Velasquez out of incarceration, where he stayed for 253 days.

On Nov. 8, Geragos finally secured Velasquez’s bail, after the motion was heard by Judge Arthur Bocanegra, rather than Judge Shelyna Brown, who denied the motion thrice prior.

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