Victims of Serial Sexual Offenders Read Horrific Accounts at Sentencing
By Ayanna Gandhi SACRAMENTO – Three victims of serial sexual offender Jason Hook read their accounts of…
Sacramento Court Commissioner Fed Up with Defendants’ Questions
By Mella Bettag SACRAMENTO – During the flurry of arraignments, sentencings, and continuances on the Sacramento County…
Multi-tasking Public Defender Performance Amusing at Times but Ultimately Exhausting to Court
By Heather Hamilton SACRAMENTO – Sacramento Assistant Public Defender Ashley Burg’s multi-tasking representation of her clients here…
Sacramento Judge Sets Bail at $350,000 – $200,000 Higher than the Emergency Bail Schedule Mandates
By Ruby Wilks SACRAMENTO — After entering pleas of not guilty on counts of stalking, possession of…
Defendant Hires Six Attorneys in Attempt to ‘Game the System’
By Henry Stiepleman SACRAMENTO – A Sacramento man may have attempted to avoid trial by hiring six…
Sacramento Judge Gives ‘Time-out’ to Public Defender, Requires Him to Change Into ‘Courtroom Attire’
By Anna Okada SACRAMENTO – In Sacramento County Superior Court here Thursday morning, as Assistant Public Defender…
Defendant Refuses COVID-19 Test Multiple Times, Frustrating Sacramento Court
By Shellsea Lomeli SACRAMENTO – The effect of COVID-19 on the California court system is evident—it’s reduced…
Clean Record Doesn’t Matter – Man Sentenced to Four Years, Four Months for Causing Car Injury while High
By Larkin White SACRAMENTO – Judge Michael Sweet of Sacramento County Superior Court sentenced defendant Thomas Doshier—a…
Preliminary Hearing on Gang-Related Murder Charge Moves Forward
By Henry Stiepleman SACRAMENTO – A Sacramento man’s preliminary hearing for a gang-related murder charge concluded last…
Mule Creek Correctional Officer Has Guns Confiscated, Could Lose Job Over Domestic Dispute Threat
By Nick Domenici SACRAMENTO – A keen eye is not being trained on law enforcement officers’ use…
Sacramento County Jails Stipulate to Requiring Masks for Guards, Inmates
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Sacramento County Sheriff’s Dept. deputies – THE VANGUARD…
Pregnant Defendant, Accused of Assaulting Mother, Pleads for Early Release
By Yuanqi Ivy Zhou SACRAMENTO – A pregnant defendant charged with bodily injury, drawing a deadly weapon,…
Use of Russian Interpreter Adds to Light-Hearted Restraining Order Modification Hearing
By Carlos Ramirez SACRAMENTO – A hearing on the modification of Bielykh Anatolii’s restraining order terms called…
Woman Charged with Child Abuse, Possession of Firearm and Drugs
By Ayanna Gandhi SACRAMENTO – At a Sacramento County Superior Court hearing, defendant Brianna Saks faced charges…
“If I’ve Got to Get Dressed Everybody’s Got to Get Dressed,” Judge Admonishes Shirtless Lawyer on Zoom
By Tovah Ackerman SACRAMENTO – Last Friday morning, in Sacramento Superior Court Department 63, private criminal defense…
Three Strikes Law Doubles Sacramento Court Drug Sentence
By Kelsey Kitzke SACRAMENTO – California’s controversial Three Strikes sentencing law doubled a defendant’s already agreed-upon drug…
Young Man Charged in Sacramento Court with Arson and Resisting a Police Officer
By Alexandra Cline SACRAMENTO – Sacramento police officers claim they had saw young man holding a lighter…
Court ‘Mishaps’ in Sentencing Cause Confusion and Tension
By Mella Bettag SACRAMENTO – During her sentencing hearing at the Sacramento County Superior Court, Ruby Gutierrez…
Last-Second Appointed Attorney Unprepared to Help Defendant
By Henry Stiepleman SACRAMENTO – A Sacramento man’s public defender was relieved by a Sacramento judge and…
Defendant Receives Wrong Court Date, Bail Upped and She Picks Up Additional Felony Charge
By Nikki Suzani SACRAMENTO – In the case of defendant Tiffany Fowler, mother of three and accused…
