Daughters of Murder Victim Deliver Heartfelt Impact Statements
By Gina Kim MODESTO, CA – Nearly four years after their father’s murder, two women delivered victim…
U.S. Sentencing Commission Releases Report on ‘Compassionate Releases’ during COVID-19 Pandemic
By Darling Gonzalez WASHINGTON DC -The U.S. Sentencing Commission (USSC) released a report late this week about…
Lawmakers Introduce Measures in CA Capitol to Repeal Prop. 47 Attempt to Reduce Recidivism
By S. Priana Aquino SACRAMENTO, CA — In an almost strategic move, multiple Republican Assembly members have…
Judge Denies Bail Request as Defendant Argues Innocence
By Natalia Ruvalcaba VENTURA, CA – Rosita Tumbarrios, through a Spanish interpreter, reported to Judge Nancy Ayers…
Judge Finds Satisfactory Evidence to Keep Felony Charges against Trans Woman, Who Claims Jail Assault
By Mitchell Barraza SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco Superior Court Judge A. Marisa Chun denied a…
Yarber Domestic Violence Trial Resumes with Alleged Victim’s Inconsistent Testimony
By Ozzy Hernandez RIVERSIDE, CA – The jury trial of Ronnie Yarber reconvened Wednesday at the Riverside…
Closing Arguments Delivered in a Modesto ‘Halloween’ Sexual Assault Trial – Jury Deliberating
By Isabelle Brady MODESTO, CA – The jury here in Stanislaus County Superior Court Tuesday heard closing…
Minor Sex Crime Victim Testifies in Jury Trial that Stepfather Did ‘Inappropriate Things’
By Jake Romero, Mansour Taleb-Ahmed and Michele Chadwick ALAMEDA, CA – The alleged minor victim of a…
Larin-Garcia Murder Trial Jury Claims It’s Deadlocked – Judge Sends Them Back to Reconsider
By Brinda Kalita INDIO, CA – The jury in the Larin-Garcia quadruple homicide trial—after about a week…
Simple DUI Plea Bargain – Driving Under Influence Leads to Thousands in Fines, Suspended Jail Sentence
By Emma Kantor WOODLAND, CA – After ending the last court date anticipating a resolution, that’s what…
Neither Officer nor Victim Can ID Woman Accused of Car Embezzlement
By Paulina Buelna MODESTO, CA – Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge Linda A. McFadden reconvened a hearing…
Domestic Violence Jury Trial Proceeds with Testimony from Officer, Forensic Nurse
By Catherine Hamilton RIVERSIDE, CA – The jury trial of Ronnie Yarber on felony assault and domestic…
Stangel Acquitted on Three Counts, Jury Hangs on Fourth Count as Historic Trial Comes to a Close
DA’s Office Disappointed in the Verdict, but Appreciated That It Was a Difficult Case for the Jury…
Judge Asks First Prosecution Witness in Domestic Violence Trial His Own Questions and Asks Jury if It Had Questions
By Sahaily Zazueta MURRIETA, CA- The jury trial for Ronnie Yarber, a man charged with felony domestic…
Mother of Alleged Sex Crime Victim Testifies during Jury Trial: ‘It’s Not That I Didn’t Believe It. I Was Praying It Wasn’t True’
By Anna Olsen and Lamiya Gulamhusein ALAMEDA, CA – The mother of a minor who is the…
Defense Argues Incident Caused by a Mental Health Episode – Judge Maintains 180-day Jail Order
By Alex Jimenez OAKLAND, CA – Deputy Public Defender Daniel Eugene Duvernay requested that the courts reduce…
Man’s Extensive Criminal History – Including Violent Convictions – Leads Judge to Deny No Bail Release
By Emma Kantor WOODLAND, CA – The accused appeared remotely in Yolo County Superior Court in front…
Judge Gives Last Chance to Man with Suspended Three-Year State Prison Sentence
By Katherine Longjohn RIVERSIDE, CA – Judge Sean Crandell granted one final chance to James Cull, by…
Victim’s Family Members Deliver Victim Impact Statements Before Sentencing in Bizarre DUI Murder – PD Asks Judge to Step Down
By Sahaily Zazueta DUBLIN, CA- The family members of the victim of a DUI-related crash delivered their…
Man with Mental Health Problems Faces Bevy of Charges; Pretrial Reveals Officer Punched Him, Claiming He Bit Officer
By Brinda Kalita RIVERSIDE, CA – During a pretrial hearing Thursday in Riverside County Superior Court, a…
