Judge Rules Traffic Stop Search Was Unjust and Grants Motion to Suppress
By Sydney Kaplan ALAMEDA, CA – Alameda County Superior Court Judge Kimberley Cowell Wednesday granted a motion…
Genuine Confusion at Trial: Trial Delayed as Mental State of Alleged Victim’s Mother Becomes Key to Clarifying Sex Assault Allegation
By Lois Yoo ALAMEDA, CA – Complications involving a victim’s sexual assault case arose in a jury…
Possible Revocation of Defendant’s Plea Deal after Court Confuses Misdemeanor and Felony Probation
By Ankita Joshi ALAMEDA, CA – It all comes down to a do-over in Alameda County Superior…
Defendant Asks for 1 Cent Bail – Judge Makes Bail $10,000 After Alleged Wrong Way Driving in Construction Zone
By Alex Jimenez ALAMEDA, CA – Alleged “wrong way” driver Robert Rosal asked for one penny…
Outrageous Lie? Defense Attorney Claims Victim Has Bad Memory of Alleged Assault
By Tatiana Gasca and Dario McCarty ALAMEDA, CA – David G. Arias has served time in jail…
Jury Deadlocks – Alleged Victim Received Black Eye, 16 Stitches: Defendant Asserts Skateboard Ricocheted Off His Hand During Act of Self-Defense
By Eric Grammatico ALAMEDA, CA – Although an alleged domestic violence victim wound up with a black…
Judge in Attempted Murder Trial Agrees to Allow Facts in Even If It Violates Defendant’s Rights
By Ankita Joshi ALAMEDA, CA – In pretrial motions here at Alameda County Superior Court last week…
Judge Grants Defendant a 17th Chance to Appear in Court – Sets 1 Penny Bail
By Ascari Bryant, Paulina Buelna, Sophia Barberini ALAMEDA, CA – Defendant Christopher Reilly missed 16 court dates….
Defendant Alleged to Have Essentially Kidnapped Daughter, Judge Tells Him ‘This Is Not A Joke’
By Tatiana Gasca ALAMEDA, CA — Alameda County Superior Court Judge Sharon Djemal expressed frustration as a…
Psychology Tests Used in Court to Show Defendant’s Supposed ‘Low Risk’ for Sex Crimes
By Sydney Kaplan OAKLAND, CA – An expert psychology witness was the focus in an Alameda County…
Defense’s Poignant Closing Statement from Murder Retrial – “Justice Will Prevail”
By Savannah Dewberry ALAMEDA, CA– “There’s something holy and haunting about statements of the deceased,” said Alameda…
Judge Lowers Bail from $60,000 to $50,000 and Orders a Stay Away in Strip Mall Shooting
By Karisa Cortez ALAMEDA, CA – The judge in a violent felony case here last Friday in…
Judge Hears Motions in Limine for Oakland Homicide and Carjacking Case
By Monica Han ALAMEDA, CA— Judge Tina Thompson, in reviewing in limine motions here in Alameda County…
Prosecution Objects, but Judge Gives Several People a Chance to Move On from Previous Felony Convictions
By Alexander Jimenez OAKLAND, CA – Several petitions to reduce past felony convictions to misdemeanors were granted…
Student Opinion: Supreme Court Upholds Life without Parole for Juveniles
By Kritika Singh WASHINGTON, DC — In a 6-3 decision last month, the United States Supreme Court…
Ice Cream and Insistence: A Case of Overcriminalization for Black Women in Oakland
By Sofia Abramsky-Sze Oakland– Yvette Phillips-Aldama spent decades as a dedicated member of the Oakland community– serving as…
Self-Representing Defendant Argues Wrongful Conviction in Case of Alleged Anti-Semitic Hate Crime
By Nadia Kazempoor OAKLAND, CA – Defendant and former mayoral candidate Zachary RunningWolf Brown argued in Davidson…
Proposed Coronavirus Relief Bill To Include Incarcerated Individuals
By Kritika Singh WASHINGTON— On March 11, President Biden signed the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package into…
One Year into Pandemic, Several Prisons Resume In-Person Visits
By Kritika Singh UNITED STATES— Approximately one year into the deadly coronavirus pandemic, several states and prison…
Prison Staff Across the Nation Refuse COVID-19 Vaccine Despite Widespread Outbreaks
By Kritika Singh UNITED STATES — Prison guards and other staff members in incarceration facilities across the…
