COURT WATCH: Accused Denied Release Despite Treatment Offer, Inability to Afford Bail
WOODLAND, CA – Judge David W. Reed denied the release of an accused from jail here at…
Federal Trial Starts in Effort to End Sacramento Police Brutality Responses to Racial Justice Protestors
SACRAMENTO, CA – A federal bench trial began Monday at the Robert T. Matsui Courthouse in an…
COURT WATCH: Judge Awards $51K Restitution after Defense Claims Can’t Prepare
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – After being provided only illegible electronic copies of receipts crucial to the restitution…
COURT WATCH: Defense Claims Officers Searched Epileptic Man’s Vehicle without Cause
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco police officers unlawfully searched an epileptic man’s vehicle before allowing medics…
COURT WATCH: Judge Denies Plea Withdrawal over Alleged Parole Misunderstanding
BURLINGTON, VT – Vermont Superior Court Judge R. David Fenster this week denied motions to either withdraw…
COURT WATCH: Officer Unable to Confirm Accused’s Possession of Drugs
WOODLAND, CA – A defense motion to reduce a felony to a misdemeanor was denied in Yolo…
COURT WATCH: Prosecution Claims Accused Competent – Doctor Evaluation Differs
BURLINGTON, VT – State prosecutor Ryan Richards questioned the findings of a doctor’s evaluation of the accused’s…
COURT WATCH: Defense Argues Felony Plea Unjust for Should-Have-Been Misdemeanor Charge
WOODLAND, CA – An accused person accepted a felony plea deal during a mental competency hearing Friday…
COURT WATCH: Burglary Prelim Hearing Proceeds Despite Missing Surveillance Footage
LOS ANGELES, CA – A burglary trial is moving forward here in Los Angeles County Superior Court…
COURT WATCH: Prosecution Opposes Ruling to Release Accused, Despite Evidence
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – After hearing evidence the accused was possibly misidentified, San Francisco County Superior Court…
COURT WATCH: DDA Objects to Reduction of Felony Charge over Decades-Old Priors
WOODLAND, CA – Deputy District Attorney Preston Schaub used the accused’s prior drug-related convictions from 2000 and…
COURT WATCH: DDA Opposes Release of Young Accused; Judge Disagrees
WOODLAND, CA –Deputy District Attorney Stephanie Allen opposed Deputy Public Defender Cheyanne Martin’s request to release a…
COURT WATCH: Disabled Accused Relapses, Sentenced to 16 Years
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Brendan Conroy re-sentenced a physically and mentally…
COURT WATCH: Case Consolidation May Hinder Accused Ability to Testify Freely
WOODLAND, CA – Yolo County Superior Court Judge Sonia Cortés granted the consolidation of three cases in…
COURT WATCH: Prosecutor Cites Accused’s Drug Use As Criminal Conduct – Judge Disagrees
WOODLAND, CA – During a review hearing this week at Yolo County Superior Court, the accused sought…
COURT WATCH: Misdemeanor Shoplifting Overcharged As Felony, Defense Alleges
VAN NUYS, CA – A judge here last Thursday in Los Angeles County Superior Court denied a…
COURT WATCH: Non-Appearance Unacceptable Despite Accused Hospitalization
WOODLAND, CA – Judge Paul Richardson issued a $30,000 bench warrant for the accused after she failed…
COURT WATCH: Judge Denies Accused Bail Reduction, Despite Unaffordability.
WOODLAND, CA – Superior Court Judge Paul K. Richardson here Thursday in Yolo County Superior Court denied…
COURT WATCH – Judge Keeps Accused Jailed, Cites Failure to Report
WOODLAND, CA – Judge Clara M. Levers denied the accused’s motion to be released on Supervised Own…
COURT WATCH: Defense Claims Officer Arrested Accused without Sufficient Evidence
WOODLAND, CA – Deputy District Attorney Ashley Harvey claimed, at a preliminary hearing in Yolo County Superior…