Five Agree to Plea Deal, Sentenced for 2nd Degree Burglary for Stealing 30 Pot Plants
By Zoey Hou SACRAMENTO, CA– In Judge Helen R. Gweon’s courtroom here in Sacramento County Superior...... Read more.
Crime Restitution – Judge Concurs with Objection to Additional $14,000 Charge to Defendant
By Zoey Hou SACRAMENTO, CA– In a restitution case for defendant Andre Weary, the judge and prosecution...... Read more.
Two Strikes, And…Judge Explains Consequences of Defendant’s Burglary Crimes
By Zoey Hou SACRAMENTO, CA– In Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Patrick Marlette’s department Tuesday, he explained...... Read more.
‘Accountability Huge’ – Judge Discusses Likelihood of Defendant’s Return to Court if Released Pretrial
By Zoey Hou WOODLAND, CA – In an arraignment hearing for defendant Dana Richelle Croft, Judge Tom...... Read more.
Judge, ‘Feeling Nice,’ Gives Single Mother Community Service Instead of County Jail
By Zoey Hou FRESNO, CA– A judge here, who said she was “feeling nice,” sentenced a woman...... Read more.
Analysis and Recommendation for ‘Re-Imagining Public Safety in the US’ – Human Rights Watch
By Zoey Hou NEW YORK, NY – Almost a year ago, on Aug. 12, 2020, Human Rights...... Read more.
Man Arrested for Possession, Sale of Drugs; Trial Set Because of ‘Totality of Circumstances’
By Zoey Hou SACRAMENTO, CA– In a preliminary hearing here Thursday in Sacramento County Superior Court Department...... Read more.
California’s Mission to Reduce Crime, Retail Theft, and General Violence: A Press Conference on AB 311
By Zoey Hou LOS ANGELES, CA – Gov. Gavin Newsom joined law enforcement leaders, legislators, and local officials...... Read more.
Judge Gives Defendant the Benefit of the Doubt: Matters for Serna Motion Continued
By Zoey Hou FRESNO, CA – Judge William Terrence in the Fresno County Superior Court Dept. 1...... Read more.
The Sentencing Project Finds Huge Racial Disparities Among Youth, a Wake Up Call for Reform
By Zoey Hou and Stacie Guevara WASHINGTON DC – The Sentencing Project has found new racial and...... Read more.