Animal Cruelty Cases Draw One Felony Conviction, One Hung Jury – Mirrors National Concern
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – This week, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved…
Rally at U.S. Court in Sacramento Difficult for Family of Man Who Died after Woodland Police Tasered, Beat Him
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Only days before the announcement late last week that…
Judge Again Delays Trial after Defense Attorney Claims Statistics Show County Jury Pool Racially Discriminates
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – A Sacramento County Superior Court judge gave more time…
Sacramento Judge’s 2nd Look at Cop File Yields Possible Fodder for Defense, Which Argued City Withheld Information
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – In a suspected “driving while Black” case here, Sacramento…
Defense Attorney: Sacramento May Be Practicing Racial Discrimination in Juror Selection
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Sacramento County may be practicing racial discrimination in the…
Another False Start for Anti-Fascist Trial – It’s Now More than 3 Years Since 2016 Bloody State Capitol Riot
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – It may not be a record, but it’s been…
Unjust Bail System Ending in San Francisco
Judge Issues Injunction to Remove Price Tag on Freedom (From Press Release – Equal Justice Under Law)…
Judge Agrees to Re-Open Cop’s File after Public Defender Argues City May Have Misled Court
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Hours before the Labor Day holiday began Friday, things…
Our Democracy Needs Everyone, Including People on Parole
By Brittany Stonesifer After a parole board granted Richard Mireles his freedom earlier this year, he was…
New Evidence Leads to 1991 Trinity County Murder to Be Overturned
Last week, a man wrongfully convicted of murder in a case that occurred in Trinity County, but…
NBA Game and Drinking, Recipe for Robbery at Light Rail Station? 3 Held for October Trial
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Watching a Sacramento Kings basketball game, having a few…
Defendant Charges Officers Lied – Police Say He ID’d Self as Trump Voter Who Wanted to Shoot Them
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – A “Pitchess” motion heard Wednesday in Superior Court here…
Judge Holds Defendant to Answer Despite Conflicting Testimony during Prelim
Sacramento – In March, sheriff’s deputies responded to a call of shots fired and, following a search,…
Efforts Look to Address Jury Discrimination
In 1966, President Johnson, his party splitting over civil rights and the nation increasingly torn on Vietnam,…
Independent Review Finds Adachi’s Death Natural
From Press Release – Robert Chan, an attorney for the family of Jeff Adachi, is releasing three…
New Immigration Court Opens in Sacramento to Adjudicate Asylum Cases, Removal Orders
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The Vanguard learned late Tuesday that the U.S. Dept…
Trump Justice Dept – Finally – Releases Alleged Terror Suspect Who Had Conviction Overturned
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The Trump Administration – more than a week after…
City Attorney, Sac Police Misled Judge about Officer’s Misdeeds? SPD Charged with Brutalizing Black Family
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The City Attorney and the Sacramento City Police Dept…
Trump Justice Dept. Holds Keys to Release of Terror Suspect Whose Conviction Was Overturned
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – President Donald Trump – no friend of Muslims with…
Family, Supporters Ask to Have Lodi Terror Suspect Released after Conviction Overturned
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Several dozen family and friends wore looks of relief…
