Judge Sides with DDA, Holds Alleged Knife-Wielding Defendant as ‘Public Safety Risk’ for Now
By Anika Khubchandani WOODLAND, CA – Deputy Public Defender Katie Ann Rogers urged Yolo County Superior Court…
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After Police Testimony, Judge Finds Sufficient Evidence to Move Forward to Trial in Narcotics Case
By Anika Khubchandani SACRAMENTO, CA – Earlier last year, Sacramento Police Officer Taylor Rutledge searched the home…
Charge Confusion: Judge Questions Whether Charge ‘Appropriate’ – Both Sides Agree to Change Charge after Judge’s Query
By Anika Khubchandani SACRAMENTO, CA – During Marcos Molina’s preliminary hearing here in Sacramento County Superior Court…
$18 Million Going to Prosecutor-Initiated Resentencing Reform – 9 Counties Benefit
By Anika Khubchandani and Ganga Nair OAKLAND, CA – Gov Gavin Newsom last week introduced the…
With Little Explanation, Judge Suddenly Declares Mistrial in Middle of DUI Trial, Dismisses Jury
By Anika Khubchandani WOODLAND, CA – Judge Timothy Fall declared a mistrial here in Yolo County Superior…
DIRTY LAUNDRY: Business Owner, Police Officer Testify in Laundromat Burglary and Vandalism Trial
By Anika Khubchandani WOODLAND, CA – Earlier this year, on Jan. 6, a man entered a laundromat…
CA Measure Calling for Funding for Safe Consumption Drug Site Postponed until January
By Anika Khubchandani and Alex Klimenko SACRAMENTO, CA – A State Senate measure here to provide a…
Judge Grants Release of Defendant Despite Strong Opposition from DDA
By Anika Khubchandani WOODLAND, CA – Despite the defendant having a “plethora of cases” open, Judge David…
Defendant Released until Trial after Being in Custody for Over 20 Months; Attorney Hammers Probation Dept.
By Anika Khubchandani WOODLAND, CA – A man here in Yolo County Superior Court who has been…
Oakland Activist Commends City Council for Redirecting Funds from PD to Reconstructing Public Safety
By Anika Khubchandani and Monica Han OAKLAND, CA – In the aftermath of the brutal murder of…
League of Women Voters of U.S. Weighs In on Supreme Court Ruling on Arizona Voting Laws
By Ascari Bryant, Elizabeth Garabedian, Anika Khubchandani, and Joseph Shepard WASHINGTON DC – The League of Women’s…