Man Charged with Threatening Stranger Gets Released because of Complicated Familial Situation
By Natalia Claburn SACRAMENTO, CA – A defendant has been charged in Sacramento County Superior Court with…
Defendant Pleads to Charges, but Takes Issue with Alleged Misstatement by Prosecutor
By Maia Surendra, Carson Eschen, and Jose Medina SACRAMENTO, CA – Defendant Corbin Hollowell accepted his fate…
Defense Argues Deputies Violated Sacramento Man’s 4th Amendment Rights; Judge Disagrees, but Now Defendant Is on the Run
By Ganga Nair SACRAMENTO, CA – Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Helena R. Gweon Friday denied a…
Parties Argue Contested Continuance – Defense Said It Needs More Time
By Michael Wheeler, Tracy Hobson, Evelyn Peralta SACRAMENTO—Judge Geoffrey Goodman at first last week refused to be…
Defendant Claims ‘42 Tabs of LSD’ Not His – Admits Ownership of Meth, Cocaine in Wallet and Vehicle; Attorney Questions Cop’s LSD Sale Experience
By Natalia Claburn SACRAMENTO, CA – Aaron Turner was stopped by officers in his vehicle last October…
Court Sets Trial for Man Accused of Violence to Girlfriends, Vehicular Damage, Theft
By John Arceno SACRAMENTO, CA – Nathaniel Burkholder faced allegations of domestic violence and other violence from…
Work Project Not Prison, Despite Compelling Impact Statement of Victim Left with Three Broken Ribs
By Annette Wong-Toi SACRAMENTO, CA – Sometimes, victim impact statements have, well, an “impact” on courts. Sometimes…
Prosecution Alleges Sacramento Woman Possessed Meth, Exposed Her Three Children to Drugs
By Ganga Nair SACRAMENTO, CA – In a case heard here this week in Sacramento County Superior…
20 Years and Multiple Alleged Assaults Later, Defendant Charged with Stalking, Contempt of Court
By Christopher Datu WOODLAND, CA- After a nearly 20-year history of alleged harassment, Robert Husted found himself…
‘I’m The One With the Harsh Sentence,’ Charges Victim, Then Demands Restitution After DUI Car Accident
By Serene Chang and Sam Zou SACRAMENTO, CA – Defendant Trevor Behnke expected only a time-served, probation…
Court Refuses to Amend Charges after Attorney Argues Minor DUI Can Lead to Deportation
By Monica Han SACRAMENTO, CA – Should someone with no criminal record found guilty of a DUI…
DA Snafu Leads to 3 of 12 Charges Dismissed – Defendant Still Held for Allegedly Molesting Stepdaughter
By Michael Wheeler, Joe Cormac, Tatiana Gasca SACRAMENTO, CA — Despite an apparent misstep by the prosecutor,…
Yolo Jail Medical Treatment for War Vet Who Almost Died in Battle Questioned by Doctor, Attorney; Judge Thanks Vet for Service, Refuses to Release Him Early
By Aakanksha Patel and Alexander Ramirez WOODLAND, CA – A few weeks ago, the Yolo County Superior…
Defense Claims Double Hearsay, Blocking Confirmation of Stolen Car’s Value
By Monica Han and Sam Zou SACRAMENTO, CA – Assistant Public Defender Gina Le tried her best…
Lover’s Quarrel Gone Wrong: Defendant Allegedly Uses Firearm against Girlfriend
By John Arceno SACRAMENTO, CA — The defendant’s girlfriend, referred to as “Jane Doe” here in Sacramento…
Driver Pleads Not Guilty to DUI Charges, Found Guilty by Jury
By Sydney Kaplan SACRAMENTO, CA – Jacey Pasquetti plead not guilty to drunk driving here Tuesday in…
Video Provides Clues to Alleged Firearm Theft, but Defendant Pleads Not Guilty
By Ganga Nair SACRAMENTO, CA – Hector Gonzalez, a Sacramento man with prior convictions of robbery in…
Victim Requests Peaceful Contact Despite Asking for Restraining Order Previously
By Sam Zou FRESNO, CA – Claiming that her daughter misses her father and that “it was…
Sacramento Defendant Involved in Road Rage Incident, Police and Friends Testify
By Ramneet Singh SACRAMENTO, CA – There were plenty of witnesses to an alleged road rage shooting,…
Defendant Loses Probation, Sentenced to a Three-Year Term in His Struggle with Substance Abuse
By Alexa Kendell and Lois Yoo FRESNO, CA — Defendant Noel Oronia, a young man who struggles…
