COURT WATCH: Judge Rejects ‘Vindictive’ Prosecution Motion, Disregards Officer and District Attorney Mistakes
By Darlin Navarrete and Jocelyn Lopez WOODLAND, CA – Yolo County Superior Court Judge Daniel M. Wolk…
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NAACP/Public Citizen Announce Settlement with U.S. Postal Service – Grants NAACP Access to Delivery Data of Mail-in Ballots
By Julia Urquizo WASHINGTON, DC – Public Citizen Litigation Group and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational…
Prominent LGBTQ+ Organization Endorses Eric Strong for 2022 Los Angeles County Sheriff Election
By Julia Urquizo LOS ANGELES, CA – The Stonewall Democratic Club endorsed 29-year law enforcement veteran Eric…
Former Minnesota Police Officer Found Guilty by Jury of First and Second-Degree Manslaughter for Shooting Death of Daunte Wright
By Julia Urquizo and Casey Rawlings MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Former Minnesota police officer Kimberly Potter Thursday was…
New York State Lawmakers, ‘Exonerated Five’ Members Introduce Series of Bills that Challenge Wrongful Convictions
By Julia Urquizo NEW YORK, NY – New York State Senator Zellnor Myrie and Assemblyman Clyde Vanel—joined…
Murder Trial Law Enforcement Witness, Expert on Gang Activity, Testifies to Little Evidence Tying Men to Local Gang
By Julia Urquizo RIVERSIDE, CA – Three young men—Jevante Stewart, Dameontae Wright-Patterson and Lonzo Lee Ford —faced…
Judge Delays Murder Trial When New Evidence Comes to Light
By Julia Urquizo and Ava Schwartzapfel RIVERSIDE, CA – Eye witnesses pertaining to the quadruple murder of…
Dispatch Officer Called to Testify Regarding Quadruple Homicide in Palm Springs
By Julia Urquizo RIVERSIDE, CA – Jose Larin Garcia’s murder trial reconvened Tuesday at the Riverside County…
Victim of Alleged Domestic Abuse Case Tells Jury ‘Disturbing the Peace’ Would Be Adequate
By Julia Urquizo RIVERSIDE, CA – A jury trial resumed last week here in Riverside County Superior…
Cyrus Vance, Jr., Out as Manhattan District Attorney Soon – Opponent Skewers Him, Backs Apparent Replacement DA
Image by NBC News By Julia Urquizo MANHATTAN, NY – Cyrus Vance, Jr., is exiting his role…
Attorneys Struggle to Solidify Evidence Regarding a Quadruple Murder: Defendant Granted Shower Time
By Julia Urquizo RIVERSIDE, CA – In yet another pretrial motion this week, Defense Attorney John Dolan…
NAACP Leaders Vow to Observe the Proceedings of the Ahmaud Arbery Case after Apparent Discrimination in Jury Selection
By Julia Urquizo GLYNN COUNTY, GA – NAACP CEO and President Derrick Johnson and NAACP Georgia State…
Ex-Marine Accused of Child Sexual Abuse Testifies at Trial He Can’t ‘Give Truthful Answer’ as to Alleged Crime
By Julia Urquizo RIVERSIDE, CA – The trial of “Marine1” (his real name not used to protect…
Riverside County Judge Orders Jail to Provide Man with Mattress While Facing Jail Related Charges
By Julia Urquizo RIVERSIDE, CA – Canaan Sloat’s defense attorney John Dolan appeared in Riverside County Superior…
Jury Sent Out to Deliberate in Trial of Man Accused of Murdering Wife
By Julia Urquizo RIVERSIDE, CA – The jury here in Riverside County Superior Court Tuesday was sent…
Brian Morris’ Greatest Comeback: Returns to Sonoma County as Public Defender
By Julia Urquizo SANTA ROSA, CA – After 20 years, Brian Morris will return to Sonoma County,…
Couple Set for Trial After Preliminary Hearing of Charges of Child Torture
By Julia Urquizo RIVERSIDE, CA- A police investigator testified in a preliminary hearing Thursday against a couple…
Man on Trial for Indecent Exposure May Still Be Found Guilty Despite No One Being Present
Story by Julia Urquizo RIVERSIDE, CA – Clarence William Bailey, on trial last Thursday in Riverside County…
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…
DA Gives Closing Arguments on Child Torture Case
By Julia Urquizo RIVERSIDE, CA – The jury trial of a couple reconvened Thursday here in Riverside…
