Man Sentenced to Death for Kidnapping and Rape Files Habeas Petition for Conviction
By Julietta Bisharyan and Linh Nguyen TERRE HAUTE, IN – Orlando Cordia Hall, who has been sentenced…
Alleged DUI, Child Abuse Defendant Given Time to Post Bail as Arraignment Continued
By Matthew Liscovitz WOODLAND – While the future of cash bail in California courts was in the…
Contraband Found During a Warrantless Probation Search that Judge Rules Legal
By Julian Navarro SACRAMENTO – In September of 2019, a Sacramento male and female were found with…
Car Stolen, but Details Murky as Judge Sends Defendant to Trial
By Alana Bleimann SACRAMENTO – This was a Sacramento County Superior Court case involving a stolen car,…
Judge, Lawyers Collaborate, Cut Jail Time for Defendant to Attend Brother’s B-Day
By Özge Terzioğlu SACRAMENTO – In these COVID-19 days, little things—like family birthdays—mean just a bit more…
Despite COVID-19 Jail Threat, Fresno County Still Imposes Cash Bail for Low-Level Offenses
By Julian Verdon FRESNO – Fresno County’s new Emergency Bail Schedule policy allowed the county judge to…
Record Turnout in Yolo County – 38,000 Ballots Left to Count
Woodland, CA – Total votes cast in Yolo County reached a record high – 99,576. This equates…
‘Count the Vote’ March Ends When NYPD Batters, Arrests Protestors
By Ariel Abdallah NEW YORK CITY – Protestors were attacked by police while chanting anti-police sentiments at…
Election Results Illustrate Voter Support of ‘Path of Meaningful Criminal Justice Reform,’ Declares SF Public Defender
SAN FRANCISCO – Declaring that although 2020 has been a year of “divisive politics and national reckoning…
Davis Planning Commission Prepares for Future Downtown Davis Plans
By Madison Forwood On Oct. 28 the Davis Planning Commission went over the draft for Downtown Davis…
Student Opinion: Trump’s War on the Paris Accords and the Damage it Has Caused
By Liam Benedict The United States will be withdrawing from the Paris Agreement. This is a shocking…
Commentary: DISC – What Went Wrong? Pretty Much Everything
By David M. Greenwald In Davis, if you look at some of the private polls, most developments…
Evaluating Criminal Justice Reform and Inclusion Propositions
By Dylan Ferguson and Anika Khubchandani SACRAMENTO – Propositions 17, 20, and 25 on the ballot Tuesday…
Police Reformer Gascón Leads Incumbent LA District Attorney Lacey in Early Voting
By Cailin Garcia and Julian Verdon LOS ANGELES – Incumbent Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey is…
Election Day No-Shows in Yolo Court – Bench Warrants Quickly Issued
By Ariel Abdallah WOODLAND – Maybe their excuse was they were standing in line to vote Tuesday,…
Defendant Assaults Neighbor, Believing ‘Caucasian People from Hell,’ ‘Caucasian Android People’ Were Trying to Kill Him
By Tiffany Devlin SACRAMENTO – A Sacramento County Superior Court judge heard testimony Wednesday that Kenny Golden…
Man Beats Another with Cane After Accused of Stealing Energy with His Mind
By Danae Snell SACRAMENTO – Matthew Williams accused his roommate of “trying to steal his energy with…
COVID-19 Quarantined Defendants Upset Balance of Cases in Fresno Court
By Emma Phillips FRESNO – A shockingly large number of defendants failed to appear in court here…
UC Davis Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety Spotlights Harsh Truths of Health Issues Among Farmworkers
By Diana Zhu DAVIS – The UC Davis Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety held their…
Analysis: Not a Huge Amount of Surprises Locally
By David M. Greenwald The last totals came in at 11:42 pm, but it looks like there…
