Evidence Suppression, Coerced Confessions Led to 44 Years of Incarceration
ST. JOSEPH, MO – The Innocence Project reports this December, after 44 years of being wrongfully incarcerated,…
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COURT WATCH: Judge Delivers 4-Year Sentence in Domestic Abuse Case Linked to Victim’s Death
WOODLAND, CA — Yolo County Superior Court Judge Tom Dyer sided with Deputy District Attorney Michelle Serafin…
Louisiana Police Chief Indicted for Civil Rights Violation
LAFAYETTE, LA – Louisiana’s Sunset Police Department Chief Luis Enrique Padilla has been indicted and arrested for…
COURT WATCH: Judge Won’t Reduce Drug Felony, Contrary to Police Promise to Accused
WOODLAND, CA –Judge Stephen Mock denied Deputy Public Defender Martha Sequeira’s request to reduce an accused’s minor…
COURT WATCH: Judge Sets $140k Bail for Low-Income Accused
WOODLAND, CA – Deputy Public Defender Peter Borruso last Friday here in Yolo County Superior Court asked…
Judge Won’t Allow Disabled Group to Intervene in Suit Regarding Homeless
SACRAMENTO, CA – Sacramento Superior Court Judge Jill H. Talley won’t allow Disability Rights Education and Defense…
Brief Challenges Georgia Bill Preventing Charitable Help for Paying Bail
ATLANTA, GA – In a move last week to stop Georgia’s Senate Bill 63, 39 prosecutors and…
COURT WATCH: Judge Dismisses Jury Trial after Defense Cites Prosecution’s Failures
WOODLAND, CA – Earlier this week, Deputy Public Defender Martha Sequeira, with conflict counsel David Nelson and…
COURT WATCH: Judge Denies Motion for Mental Health Diversion
WOODLAND, CA – Deputy Public Defender Stephen Betz, on behalf of the accused, asked the court here…
REPORT: Probation Guidelines ‘Doom Many to Inevitable Further Punishments’
EASTHAMPSON, MASS – A recent report released by the Prison Policy Initiative exposed probation’s “burdensome rules that…
COURT WATCH: Defense Attorney Asks for Dismissal because Deputy Did Not Use Sirens or Flashing Lights
MODESTO, CA – The defense filed a motion to dismiss a charge of reckless driving in Stanislaus…
Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office Creates First DA Women’s Advisory
LOS ANGELES, CA – District Attorney George Gascón of Los Angeles County announced earlier this week the…
COURT WATCH – Judge Increases Accused’s Bail to $100K Despite Risk Assessments
WOODLAND, CA – Yolo County Superior Court Judge Sonia Cortés, in an arraignment hearing here Friday, denied…
COURT WATCH: Motion to Dismiss Case on 2nd Amendment Grounds Denied
WOODLAND, CA – During a pre-trial conference this week in Yolo County Superior Court, Judge Daniel Wolk…
Nine Vallejo Police Officers Face Decertification
VALLEJO, CA – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Vallejo community will attend a public…
COURT WATCH: Officer Testifies Driver Arrested Even after Passing Sobriety Tests
MODESTO, CA – Witness testimony from a police officer, in a jury trial here in Stanislaus County…
COURT WATCH: Judge Sets $150K Bail, Denies Release to Attend Grandmother’s Funeral
WOODLAND, CA –Judge Tom Dyer denied the accused’s release here last week at an arraignment hearing in…
COURT WATCH: Accused Jailed on Felonies Because of State Sales Tax, Argues Defense
WOODLAND, CA – Superior Court Judge Tom Dyer here in Yolo County Superior Court last week heard…
COURT WATCH: Defense Questions Witness Testimony in DUI Trial
WOODLAND, CA – Deputy Public Defender Kumar Sankara raised concerns regarding the primary, and only, witness testimony…
