Sympathetic Federal Court Panel Can’t Release COVID-19 Threatened State Prisoners
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Just as a Sacramento Public Defender Office motion,…
Sacramento Public Defender Asks Appeal Court to Intervene, Release County Jail Inmates because of COVID-19 Threat
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – In what could be described as a bold,…
Video Arraignments Continue in Sacramento Court; Sanitation Practices Still Being Tested
By Ryan Kaika Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – “This hearing is being conducted remotely through the interactive…
COVID-19 Threat Forces Sacramento Courts to Open Via Teleconference Only – Only Minor Hiccups Reported
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Sacramento County Superior Court ramped-up – some might…
COVID-19 Court Closures Extended by CA Supreme Court Chief Justice – Civil Libertarians, Defense Lawyers Have Concerns
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Late Monday, California Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani…
Court Wednesday Orders Hundreds Released from Sacramento County Jails to Prevent COVID-19 Breakout
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – In a story first reported in THE VANGUARD…
Federal Lawsuit Asks Court to Immediately Release COVID-19 Vulnerable ICE Detainees in Yuba County Jail
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief MARYSVILLE – Yuba County Jail – the scene of hunger…
Early Release of Some Sacramento County Jail Inmates Urged for Safety of Residents, Jailers and Prisoners
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – THE VANGUARD has learned that appeals are being…
New Jersey Authorizes Release of 1000 to Prevent Coronavirus Spread
Today the state of New Jersey takes a major step toward relieving a potential human rights crisis…
Court Frees Man after 19 Years Behind Bars – Sacramento DA Made $919,800 Mistake
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Members of juries often wonder what information is not…
Sacramento Superior Court – Like the State – Locks Down for the Month. At Least
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – The Sacramento County Superior Court made official early…
Exclusive: Court Authorizes Sacramento Jail Inmate Releases, and Police to Not Jail Some Arrestees
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO (2:11 p.m., Wednesday/March 18, 2020) – Information obtained exclusively…
Sacramento and Yolo County Superior Courts Announce Shut Down because of Coronavirus Threat
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO/WOODLAND – Faced with proclamations by the federal government and…
VANGUARD PROBE: Ignoring COVID-19 Health Warnings, Sacramento & Yolo Trials Go On – Jurors Packed Like Sardines
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO/DAVIS – Late Sunday, the Centers for Disease Control recommended…
Jury Convicts Man of Arson, but Not Assaulting Officers with Flaming ‘Fireball’
By Crescenzo Vellucci and Nancy Martinez Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – A Sacramento County Superior Court jury…
Plea Deal Spares Unhoused Man Long Jail Sentence in Case Where Black Juror Kicked Because of Appearance
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – An unhoused man – facing five felonies after…
Wrong Way Driver Convicted – But Jury Kicks 3 of 4 Strike Felonies
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Sacramento County Assistant Public Defender Guy Danilowitz pulled…
Two Held for Murder in Death of Sacramento Man Found Near Hospital
By Nancy Martinez Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – In the early hours of the morning of June…
Citing Juror’s Appearance, Judge Ousts Black Juror in Police Assault Case
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Monday, a Black man was kicked off a…
Wild Driver Trial Off to Roaring Start
By Ryan Kaika Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – “You got a really good trial,” Deputy District Attorney…
