COURT WATCH: Judge Reduces Man’s Previous Felony DUI to Misdemeanor because of Defense Concerns about Employment
By Cynthia Hoang-Duong and Yenah Lee MODESTO, CA – Judge Carrie Stephens decided to reduce the accused’s…
COURT WATCH: Judge at Veterans Treatment Court Concerned with Marijuana Use – Even Though Vet Has Made Considerable Progress
By Kaveh Nasseri MODESTO, CA – At a review hearing for Veterans Treatment Court in Stanislaus County…
COURT WATCH: Accused Denied Bail after Judge Assumes Man’s Membership in Norteño Gang
By Isabella Walker MODESTO, CA – Deputy Public Defender Jared Jordan argued his client should be granted…
COURT WATCH: Man Accused of Gang Affiliation in Case Involving Mauritania Criminal Street Gang of Modesto Held in Jail Pending Preliminary Hearing
By Cheyenne Galloway MODESTO, CA – Stanislaus County Superior Court last Thursday focused on an accused and…
COURT WATCH: Housing Insecurity Puts Accused at Risk for More Time in Jail.
By Ximena Cesa MODESTO, CA – Here in Stanislaus County Superior Court Tuesday, during a case management…
COURT WATCH: Bail Agents Face Felony when Judge Denies Motion to Reduce Charges after Agents Fired at Vehicle
By Isabella Walker MODESTO, CA – Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge Robert Westbrook denied a motion to…
COURT WATCH: Judge Rules Miranda Rights Not Violated, Sets Felony Trial Date for Accused, Who Returned Allegedly Stolen Goods
By Holly Werris MODESTO, CA – A judge here in Stanislaus County Superior Court this week ruled…
COURT WATCH: Judge Decides to Keep High Bail Despite Defense Concerns about Man’s Financial Responsibilities, Prosecution’s Charges
By Cynthia Hoang-Duong MODESTO, CA — At the conclusion of a case management conference in Stanislaus County…
COURT WATCH: Man to Spend More Time in County Jail as ‘Wake-Up Call’ After Tracking Device Battery Dies
By Citlalli Florez MODESTO, CA – The prosecution here in Stanislaus County Superior Court proposed having the…
COURT WATCH: Judge Denies Request to Release Homeless Man Who Missed Court Dates from Custody – Notes He’s Unhoused and Has Unstable Employment
By Kaveh Nasseri MODESTO, CA – Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge Carrie Stephens this week denied a…
COURT WATCH: Judge Denies Man’s Plea for Resentencing
By Rena Abdusalam MODESTO, CA – Judge Dawna Reeves, despite pleas for a reduction, rejected a man’s motion…
COURT WATCH: Kidnapping Charges Disputed by Alleged Victim
By Ivan Villegas and Holly Werris MODESTO, CA – Judge Carrie Stephens, during an arraignment hearing in…
COURT WATCH: Past Comes Back to Haunt Man – Judge Keeps Him in Jail
By Citlalli Florez MODESTO, CA – A judge here in Stanislaus County Superior Court has denied a…
COURT WATCH: Vague Statute Wording Leads to Disagreement between Judge and Defense in Case Leading to Deportation
By Julie McCaffrey MODESTO, CA – Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge Carrie Stephens and a defense attorney…
COURTWATCH: Judge Rejects Defense Attorney Claim of Client’s Ignorance of Property’s Ownership in Vehicle Arson Case
By Cynthia Hoang-Duong MODESTO, CA – In a co-accused arson case in Stanislaus County Superior Court last…
COURT WATCH: Plea Deal Hearing Turns into Request for a Preliminary Hearing After Accused Claims He ‘Didn’t Do Those Things’
By Brinda Kalita MODESTO, CA – In Stanislaus County Superior Court Friday, at the last minute, a…
Witness Testimony Proceeds in Murder Case Prelim – Accused Connected to Past Vandalism of Victim Properties
By Tommy Nguyen STANISLAUS, CA – The preliminary examination hearing for Juan Ibarra-Tapia resumed this week in…
Repeat Offender Accused of Grand Theft Auto Pleads No Contest, Judge Offers Lenient Sentence for Accused’s Cooperation
By Fatimah Patel and Michael Apfel MODESTO, CA – Judge Carrie Stephens accepted John William Merritt Sharp’s…
Man Set for Trial for Felony Drug Possession and Allegedly Pointing Homemade Firearm at Officer
By Leila Katibah MODESTO, CA – Abraham Melendez Martinez is being charged here in Stanislaus County Superior…
Judge Interrupts Assault Case after Cross-Examination Gets Heated, Instructs Defense Attorney How to Handle Distressed Witness
By Michael Apfel MODESTO, CA – In a Stanislaus County Superior Court preliminary examination last week involving…
