COURT WATCH: Judge Terminates Diversion after Hearing Reveals Financial Cost to Accused Prevented Attendance in Mandatory Program
By Xinhui Lin LOS ANGELES, CA – A routine diversion hearing escalated into a termination of diversion…
COURT WATCH: Alleged Theft, Firearm Trial Goes to Jury – No Verdict after Several Days
By Cheyenne Galloway WOODLAND, CA – Jury deliberation is ongoing here Monday after final arguments last week…
COURT WATCH: Jury Trial Proceeds for Man Accused of Robbing Lowe’s – Police Admit Never Verifying Whether Items Were Stolen
By Helen Shamamyan WOODLAND, CA – Witness testimony here this week in a Yolo County Superior Court…
COURT WATCH: Federal Grand Jury Indictment Unsealed – Sacramento Councilperson Faces Up to 20 Years in Prison
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – A 26-page federal grand jury indictment…
COURT WATCH: Trial Ongoing for Unhoused Man Accused of Theft, Firearm (That Didn’t Work) Threat
By Citlalli Florez WOODLAND, CA – A homeless man, who said he felt uncomfortable being followed by…
COURT WATCH: Accused’s Case Continued When Records Not Provided Defense – Man Forced to Live on Streets in Meantime
By Annie Rudolph and Charlie Simmons BURLINGTON, VT- During a status conference today in Chittenden County Superior…
COURT WATCH: Accused’s Trial Finally Begins After Months in Jail with High Bail
By Citlalli Florez WOODLAND, CA – An accused man finally began trial here this week in Yolo…
COURT WATCH: Trial Proceeds in Burglary Incident Turned Felony Assault Case Likely to Produce Great Bodily Harm
By Cheyenne Galloway WOODLAND, CA – A jury trial proceeded this week in Yolo County Superior Court…
COURT WATCH: Unhoused Defendant Temporarily Denied Pretrial Release
By Varun Noronha SAN FRANCISCO, CA – An unhoused San Francisco man charged with nonviolent crimes was…
COURT WATCH: Judge Sets High $50,000 Bail for Box Cutter Threat in Garden Dept
By Sebastian Ramirez DOWNEY, CA – Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Abby Baron imposed a bail…
COURT WATCH: Self Defense or Negligence? Attorneys Disagree in Case of Man Charged with ‘Discharging Firearm in Grossly Negligent Manner’
By Nico Ludwig-Stock PASADENA, CA – In a preliminary hearing Wednesday morning here at the Pasadena Courthouse…
COURT WATCH: Tense Arguments Sparked in Yolo Courtroom after Multiple Objections by Public Defender During Assault Prelim
By Madison Whittemore WOODLAND, CA – A preliminary hearing here in Yolo County Superior Court began Tuesday…
COURT WATCH: Judge Questions Mental Health Diversion, but Relents
By Xinhui Lin, Estrella Torres and Vy Tran LOS ANGELES, CA – At a pretrial here last…
COURT WATCH: District Attorney Opposes Judicial Diversion for Single Mother with No Money to Pay for Court-Ordered Class
By Madison Whittemore WOODLAND, CA – “She has continued to make poor decisions that are at odds…
COURT WATCH: Psychologist Evaluates Man for Release, Citing Extensive Psychological Risk Assessments
By Helen Shamamyan and Steph Lopez OAKLAND, CA – A trial proceeded Friday here in Alameda County…
COURT WATCH: Judge Grants Resentencing of One Accused, Citing Gunshot Residue Error in Prosecution’s Motion/Charges
By Sebastian Ramirez COMPTON, CA – Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge John J. Lonergan Jr. cited…
COURT WATCH: Drug Possession Case Proceeds to Trial Despite Evidence Questions
By Varun Noronha SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A San Francisco man charged with possession of controlled substances…
Alameda County Agrees to Pay $7 Million to Family of Man Left to Die at Santa Rita Jail
By The Vanguard Staff OAKLAND, CA – The children of Maurice Monk – who was left for…
COURT WATCH: Mental State and ‘Specific Intent’ Core Issues Raised in Closing Arguments during Trial of Unhoused Man with Schizoaffective Disorder
By Nico Ludwig-Stock WOODLAND, CA – In closing arguments during a jury trial Wednesday in Yolo County…
COURT WATCH: Trial Proceeds for Unhoused Man, Who Was Tasered after Throwing ‘Twig’ at Police
By Madison Whittemore WOODLAND, CA – A jury trial for an unhoused man charged with resisting arrest…
