Judges rarely second-guess the prosecutors' judgment on such a matter (and George stated that he was ``loath'' to do so). However, George's review of the evidence in the case caused him to feel so strongly that the prosecutors were in error that he did exactly that. George reassigned the case to the California Attorney General 's office, and that office successfully convicted Buono on nine of the 10 counts. Thus, it was recognized that the judge, through his action to deny the earlier motion to dismiss, had ultimately prevented a serial killer from going free.
Judges rarely second-guess the prosecutors' judgment on such a matter (and George stated that he was ``loath'' to do so).
nsubj
Number=Plur
judge
Judges
NOUN
NNS
advmod
rarely
rarely
ADV
RB
advmod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
second
second
ADJ
JJ
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
root
VerbForm=Fin
guess
guess
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Plur
prosecutor
prosecutors
NOUN
NNS
case
's
'
PART
POS
obj
Number=Sing
judgment
judgment
NOUN
NN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det:predet
such
such
DET
PDT
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
matter
matter
NOUN
NN
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Number=Sing
George
George
PROPN
NNP
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
state
stated
VERB
VBD
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
punct
`
`
PUNCT
``
punct
`
`
PUNCT
``
ccomp
Number=Sing
loath''
loath''
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
do
do
VERB
VB
advmod
so
so
ADV
RB
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
However, George's review of the evidence in the case caused him to feel so strongly that the prosecutors were in error that he did exactly that.
advmod
however
However
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
George
George
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
nsubj
Number=Sing
review
review
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
evidence
evidence
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
case
case
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
cause
caused
VERB
VBD
iobj
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
PRON
PRP
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
feel
feel
VERB
VB
advmod
so
so
ADV
RB
advmod
strongly
strongly
ADV
RB
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Plur
prosecutor
prosecutors
NOUN
NNS
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
case
in
in
ADP
IN
ccomp
Number=Sing
error
error
NOUN
NN
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
do
did
VERB
VBD
advmod
exactly
exactly
ADV
RB
obj
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
that
PRON
DT
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
George reassigned the case to the California Attorney General 's office, and that office successfully convicted Buono on nine of the 10 counts.
nsubj
Number=Sing
George
George
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
reassign
reassigned
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
case
case
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
California
California
PROPN
NNP
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Attorney
Attorney
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
General
General
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
obl
Number=Sing
office
office
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
that
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
office
office
NOUN
NN
advmod
successfully
successfully
ADV
RB
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
convict
convicted
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Sing
Buono
Buono
PROPN
NNP
case
on
on
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
nine
nine
NUM
CD
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
10
10
NUM
CD
nmod
Number=Plur
count
counts
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Thus, it was recognized that the judge, through his action to deny the earlier motion to dismiss, had ultimately prevented a serial killer from going free.
advmod
thus
Thus
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
expl
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
recognize
recognized
VERB
VBN
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
judge
judge
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
through
through
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
action
action
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
deny
deny
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Cmp
early
earlier
ADJ
JJR
obj
Number=Sing
motion
motion
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
dismiss
dismiss
VERB
VB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
advmod
ultimately
ultimately
ADV
RB
csubj:pass
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
prevent
prevented
VERB
VBN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
serial
serial
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
killer
killer
NOUN
NN
mark
from
from
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
go
going
VERB
VBG
xcomp
Degree=Pos
free
free
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.