Man Pleads Insanity to Charge of Stabbing in Prison Skirmish Preliminary Hearing
By Allison Hodge SACRAMENTO, CA – Gregory Leopold entered pleas of not guilty and not guilty…
Man Takes Plea Deal After Alleged Parking Lot Firearm Assault, Obstructing Jail Deputies
By Natalia Claburn SACRAMENTO, CA – Dewaze Whitfield is facing up to five years and…
Despite Man’s Clean Criminal Background, Judge Denies Request for Release
By Alex Jimenez ALAMEDA, CA – Judge Jacob Blea here in Alameda Superior Court Thursday refused to…
Judge Allows Homeless Defendants to Move Out of State While Waiting for Trial
By Dario McCarty WOODLAND, CA — Two homeless defendants requested here in Yolo County Superior Court to…
Judge Denies Request to Postpone Trial Again in Nearly Two-Year-Old Case – Tells Attorneys to ‘Fish or Cut Bait’
By Fiona Davis WOODLAND, CA – In a pre-trial hearing here Wednesday for a case scheduled for…
Grandfather Seen on Zoom Allegedly Molesting Granddaughter during Class
By Genesis Guzman SACRAMENTO, CA – “John XXX” (not his real…
Five Agree to Plea Deal, Sentenced for 2nd Degree Burglary for Stealing 30 Pot Plants
By Zoey Hou SACRAMENTO, CA– In Judge Helen R. Gweon’s courtroom here in Sacramento County Superior…
Prosecution Request for No Contact Order Rejected by Judge after Alleged Victim Objects
By Angie Madrid RIVERSIDE, CA— Despite the prosecution’s request to enforce a no contact order for Adam…
Man Uses Colorful Language to Address Court; Doctors Decide He’s Not Competent to Stand Trial
By Dario McCarty WOODLAND, CA — Terrance Anthony Miles—who became outraged at both his defense attorney and…
‘Red Beard’ Murder Trial Ongoing; Witness Testifies to Home Damage From Drive-By Shooting
By Lois Yoo ALAMEDA, CA – Witnesses shared their testimonies in an ongoing murder trial here Tuesday…
Defendant on Trial for Allegedly Killing Man at a Gas Station; Witness Testimonies
By Angie Madrid RIVERSIDE, CA— Three witness testimonies were heard here in Riverside County Superior Court Tuesday…
Defendant Sentenced to Nearly 10 Years in Prison for 3-Acre Arson Fire, Theft – Claims ‘Upset About His Aunt Not Having Insurance’
By Stacie Guevara SACRAMENTO, CA –Defendant Rafael Torres was sentenced to nine years and four months in…
Sacramento Man Charged with Attempted Murder of Fellow Incarcerated Man after Target Trash Compactor Damage
By Ganga Nair SACRAMENTO, CA – While serving time in the Sacramento County Jail for damaging a…
Defendant on Pretrial Release at Risk of Being Sent Back to Jail If She Can’t Find a Program
By Marcia Barajas SANTA BARBARA, CA – Amelia A. Castellanos-Marshall needs a place to live Aug. 24,…
Judge Issues Stay Away Order for All AC Transit Buses for Defendant – Defense Calls It Unconstitutional
By Ankita Joshi ALAMEDA, CA – Defendant Faye Adams was issued a stay away order for all…
Defendant Allegedly Continuously Sexually Abused 2 Victims – Defense Attacks Child Victim, but Judge Sets Trial
By Stephanie Boulos ALAMEDA, CA – It was found here in Alameda County Superior Court Tuesday that…
Reflections of a Vanguard Intern: A Rookie Cop, an Expert Witness, and the Sway of Police Testimony
By Fiona Davis SACRAMENTO, CA – This past week, while assigned to monitor several departments in the…
Defendant Released Pretrial to Access Resources for Mental Health Issues, Including PTSD, Not Available in Jail
By Casey Rawlings SANTA BARBARA, CA – Defendant Perry Alexander has been incarcerated at Santa Barbara’s south…
Lost in Language – Defendant Struggles to Understand Details of Plea Bargain
By Allison Hodge SACRAMENTO, CA – Satnam Singh accepted a plea bargain in a robbery case here…
Defense Attorney Humanizes Mother of 3 Charged Burning House with Boyfriend Inside – Judges Reduces Bail to Expedite Release
By Natalia Claburn SACRAMENTO, CA – Sacramento Defense Attorney Alex Bugescu argued that defendant Justina Daggett’s attempt…
