COURT WATCH: Defense Cites Counsel Incompetence, Asks for New Trial at Sentencing
LOS ANGELES, CA – Defense attorney George Workman Buehler filed a motion for a retrial here in…
COURT WATCH: Accused Jailed on Felonies Because of State Sales Tax, Argues Defense
WOODLAND, CA – Superior Court Judge Tom Dyer here in Yolo County Superior Court last week heard…
COURT WATCH: Original Lawyers Missing, Witnesses Stranded, Judge Frustrated
BURLINGTON, VT – A motion to suppress evidence was delayed after both original counsel for the prosecution…
COURT WATCH: Judge Relents After First Denying Accused Mental Health Diversion
By Neha Suri VAN NUYS, CA – There was a heated debate in Los Angeles County Superior…
COURT WATCH: Defense Questions Witness Testimony in DUI Trial
WOODLAND, CA – Deputy Public Defender Kumar Sankara raised concerns regarding the primary, and only, witness testimony…
COURT WATCH: Judge Denies Bail Reduction for Accused with Financial Trouble
WOODLAND, CA – Despite the defense argument the accused should have a bail reduction because of family…
VANGUARD COURT WATCH INVESTIGATION: Solano County Judge Denies Tre Clay’s Release and Bail Motion; ‘Factually Innocent’ Father Accused of Son’s Death Remains Jailed
(Editor’s note: The Clay case, and The Vanguard’s coverage of it, is part of an ongoing investigation.)…
COURT WATCH: Not Wanting to ‘Play Games,’ Judge Eventually Agrees to Defense Argument for Corrected Probation Report Before Sentencing
WOODLAND, CA – An accused refused to be transported to court for sentencing Monday morning at the…
COURT WATCH: Older Inmate’s Sentence Cut from 358 Years to 90 Years to Life at Resentencing Hearing
OAKLAND, CA – A hearing at Alameda County Superior Court’s Rene C. Davidson Courthouse this week for…
COURT WATCH: Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss after Defense Argues Accused Victim of Racial Prejudice
WOODLAND, CA – Although acknowledging the arguments, a judge here in Yolo County Superior Court denied a…
COURT WATCH: Unhoused Man’s Alleged Hate Crime Graffiti on Dumpster Ruled Felony
WOODLAND, CA – After testimony from two police officers, Yolo County Superior Court Judge Daniel Wolk this…
COURT WATCH: Confusion Muddles Pretrial Hearing – Postponed Until October
BURLINGTON, VT — There was more than a little confusion here in Vermont Superior Court last Friday…
COURT WATCH: Completion of Prop. 63 Forms Delays Incarcerated Resentencing – Again
WOODLAND, CA – A man who has been incarcerated for 15 years has yet to be fully…
COURT WATCH: Defending Himself, Accused Is Denied Potentially Exculpatory Evidence by Prosecution
By Imani Davenport LOS ANGELES, CA – An accused and incarcerated man—jailed without bail for nearly five…
COURT WATCH: Prosecutorial Misconduct Questions Continue in Retrial of 2010 Murder Case
SAN DIEGO, CA—A San Diego County Superior Court hearing proceeded this week here investigating the actions of…
COURTWATCH: Accused in Need of Defense – Alameda’s Criminal Court Appointed Attorneys Program Fails to Appoint Defense Counsel
By Andrea Bernal OAKLAND, CA – In a preliminary hearing on Thursday in Alameda County Superior Court’s…
COURT WATCH: Judge Refuses Plea by Accused to Be Released Briefly to Attend Brother’s Funeral
WOODLAND, CA – An accused facing a felony attempted murder charge was denied temporary release to attend…
COURT WATCH: Judge Grants ‘Good Cause’ Medical Continuance for Accused, Despite Objections by Prosecution
WOODLAND, CA – After heated objections by the prosecution, a judge here in Yolo County Superior Court…
COURT WATCH: Judge, After Fiery Exchange, Suggests Defense be Kinder to Probation Officer
LANCASTER, CA — A bench warrant hold hearing scheduled for Friday here in a Los Angeles County…
COURT WATCH: Yolo Judge Finds Probation Violated Despite Although Defense Claims Prosecution Relied on Facts Not in Evidence
WOODLAND, CA – Superior Court Judge Daniel Wolk this past week here in Yolo County Superior Court…
