Court’s Mental Competency Experts Questioned – Judge Turns Down Defense Request for Outside Autism Expert
By Michele Chadwick SANTA BARBARA, CA – A Santa Barbara County Superior Court judge this week rejected…
Judge Recommends Juvenile Court for 18-Year-Old Charged with Felony
By Samuel Van Blaricom SACRAMENTO, CA – Oliver Zarate was charged here in Sacramento County Superior Court…
Governor Newsom signs C.R.I.S.E.S. Act into Law – a Big Step for Policing Alternatives
By Kritika Singh SACRAMENTO— Governor Gavin Newsom of California last week signed Assembly Bill (AB) 118, also…
Council Passes Sweeping Police Re-Organization without Opposition
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In the end the city council not only…
Commentary: Renwick Drake’s Conviction Was a Massive Injustice – Now Reisig Wants Credit for Freeing Him
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig says he recognizes…
Guest Commentary: It’s Fall, Time to Appreciate Color in Davis
by Alan Hirsch My presentation to council 10-19-21 is a collection of some pictures of beautiful fall…
Guest Commentary: Biden’s ‘Quiet Revolution’ Puts More Public Defenders on Federal Bench
By Diana Becton, John Creuzot and Miriam Aroni Krinsky Most Americans rightly focus on important decisions made…
Commentary: Scientific Justice
By Christopher Bryson According to the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office, The Stanford University Computational Policy Lab…
DA Krasner Uses Tarik Bey Case to Exemplify Inadequacy of Cash Bail System
By Angelina Sang PHILADELPHIA, PA – Philly District Attorney Larry Krasner announced this week charges against Tarik…
Jury Selection in 8th Day for Man on Trial for 2017 Murder of Orlando Police Lieutenant
By Helen Greenia and Gina Kim ORLANDO, FL – It was the eighth day of jury selection…
DA Trips Up Wife during Trial Questioning about Alleged Child Sexual Abuse
By Julia Urquizo RIVERSIDE, CA – The jury trial for a grandfather accused of sexually abusing two…
No Contact Order Request Withdrawn in Domestic Violence Case
By Eshita Seshadri WOODLAND, CA – In Yolo County Superior Court Tuesday, a no contact order request…
Man Charged with Robbing Marijuana Dispensary in Oakland
By Wendy Moya ALAMEDA, CA – Officers from the Oakland Police Department testified in a trial here…
Long-Awaited Murder Trial Set Monday in Triple Homicide Case
By Lorelei Olivas & Eric Rodriguez SANTA BARBARA, CA – It was announced Monday here in Santa…
Positive and Less Positive Cases for One Judge – One Man Praised in Mental Health Program, and Another Pleads in Arson Case
By Gabriel Eskandari SACRAMENTO, CA. – Judge Kevin McCormick dealt with a couple of cases—one with a…
Defendant Represents Herself in Probation Violation Pre-Trial, Takes Deal
By Helen Greenia RIVERSIDE, CA — A woman represented herself in a pre-trial hearing Monday in Riverside…
Victim Testifies Ex-Husband Punched Her, Threatened to ‘Firebomb’ Her Residence – Testimony Halted When Victim Starts Bleeding
By Gwynneth Redemann MERCED, CA – A domestic abuse victim testified Tuesday in Merced County Superior Court…
VANGUARD INVESTIGATION: Corrupt Police Officers Frame Fellow Cop— 20 Years Later A Former Captain Fights to Free Him
By Koda Slingluff, Roselyn Pommai, and Sophia Barberini LOS ANGELES, CA – For more than 25 years,…
City Council Again Asked To Punt Permanent Affordable Housing Ordinance To Future Date
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Set to expire next month, the council is…
Third Appellate Court Hears Direct Appeal for Justin Gonzales in Casa Del Sol Murder
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – A three judge panel for the 3rd District…
