Motion to Dismiss Murder Charge against Man Involved in Fatal Car Accident Denied by Judge Despite Strong Defense Argument
By Anna Olsen BERKELEY, CA – Berkeley resident Maury Butler, facing charges of second-degree murder and gross...... Read more.
Potential Racial and Gang-Related Juror Bias Discussed in Juror Selection Hearing for Upcoming Double Homicide Trial
By Anna Olsen ALAMEDA, CA – Judge Thomas Reardon questioned potential jurors about possible racial and gang-related...... Read more.
New Orleans Public Defenders Note Systemic Issues Plague Bond and Pretrial Detention System, Charging ‘Detention Is Meant to Be the Exception, not the Rule’
By Anna Olsen NEW ORLEANS, LA – A recent increase in criminal activity in the neighborhoods of...... Read more.
Murder Victim Mother Tells Convicted Killer before Sentence of 15 Years to Life ‘It’s Like You Killed Me at Same Time’
By Anna Olsen ALAMEDA, CA – Anthony Pimentel was sentenced Monday to 15 years to life here...... Read more.
Three Victims Named in Domestic Violence and Assault Case
By Anna Olsen ALAMEDA, CA – Three individuals were named as victims in a domestic violence and...... Read more.
Racial Animus Juror Questions Discussed in Murder Pretrial Hearing from 2013 Double Homicide
By Anna Olsen and Mansour Taleb-Ahmed ALAMEDA, CA – The ethnicity and mental health of an...... Read more.