Poem: Rise Up Defenders of Justice! Rise Up!
written by Allison Williams 8:46 helplessness 8:46 hopelessness In 8:46 a man’s life was taken In 8:46…
Defendant Hopes to Remove Past Convictions in Order to Gain Real Estate License
By Nikki Suzani SACRAMENTO – Apparently, the Sacramento District Attorney’s Office is unforgiving—at least that’s the view…
Moment of Silence after Prosecutor Reads Victim Statement Aloud to Defendant
By Henry Stiepleman SACRAMENTO – A Sacramento man listened as a prosecutor read a statement written by…
Man Stabbed Boyfriend after Cat-Calling Girlfriend; Another Man Waived Scythe at Stranger
By Lea Barrios SACRAMENTO – During remote arraignments at Sacramento Superior Court this week, a man was…
‘Death by Juror Bias and Questionable Evidence’: Scott Peterson Appealing Death Sentence
By Michael Frye SAN FRANCISCO – In a virtual hearing before the California Supreme Court Tuesday, attorney…
Mother’s Love: Mom Prefers Son Not Be Prosecuted
By Armando Alonzo SACRAMENTO – A mother’s love—that is what was in play Tuesday in Sacramento County…
Sacramento Woman Bursts Out in Frustration during Arraignment in Sacramento
Sacramento Woman Bursts Out in Frustration during Arraignment; Man Convicted of Statutory Rape, Previously Gave Minor Heroin…
Three Men Appear in Sacramento Court for Attempted Murder
By Julietta Bisharyan SACRAMENTO – Three men appeared in Sacramento County Superior Court Friday afternoon via Zoom…
Defendant Takes Plea in Sacramento Court Case
By Armando Alonzo SACRAMENTO – Michael Stuerke, an in-custody defendant stuck inside the county jail, accepted deals…
First Post COVID-19 Jury Trial Wraps Up in Sacramento
By Juan Garcia Urrutia and Crescenzo Vellucci SACRAMENTO – Jeffrey Powell’s nearly three-month-long trial on five counts…
Amid Sex Trial and Dueling Pleadings, Zoom Slip May Have Revealed Sacramento Court Jury Trials Soon to Return
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – After months of COVID-19 mandated empty courtrooms, trials…
Two Men Charged with Corporal Injury on a Spouse – One Told Officers He Would Cut Her Head Off
By Lea Barrios SACRAMENTO – During arraignments in Sacramento County Superior Court Friday a man was charged…
Sheriff ‘Lying’ about Sacramento Jail Conditions and COVID-19, Charge Inmates and Prisoner Advocates Sunday at ‘Die-In’
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – If comments here Sunday by medical professionals, community…
Death, Hunger Strikes, Plague – COVID-19 Lurks at ICE Detention Camps in Marysville, Bakersfield
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief MARYSVILLE – In the few weeks since a U.S….
Sacramento Man Sentenced after Pimping a Minor
By Armando Alonzo SACRAMENTO – In-custody defendant Lorenzo Ledbetter was sentenced to prison for six years for…
Friday Arraignments: An Uppercut, Corporal Injury/Elder Abuse, Restraining Order Violation and Threats to Neighbors
By Lea Barrios SACRAMENTO – In a string of arraignments here in Sacramento County Superior Court on…
Man Dives Out of Moving Car, Attempts to ‘Buy’ Freedom – Judge Sets June Trial
By Armando Alonzo SACRAMENTO – Tyrell Cousins tried to buy his escape when he fled from police…
Road Rage Incident Leads to Assault/Stabbing Charge; Man Dives Out of Moving Car, Attempts to ‘Buy’ Freedom – Judge Sets June Trial
Road Rage Incident Leads to Assault/Stabbing Charge By Armando Alonzo SACRAMENTO – In-custody defendant Xavier Alston plead…
New Courthouse ‘Normal’ – Sacramento Courthouse Now Requiring Mandatory Temperature Checks & Masks
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – When will “live” – as opposed to “virtual”…
