COURT WATCH: Defense Questions Integrity of Missing Interview Recording in High-Stakes Trial; DA Admits Lost Evidence
By Cindy Chen and Kayla Betulius WOODLAND, CA – During a trial this week at Yolo County…
COURT WATCH: Wellness Check Turned Arrest over Knife
CONTRA COSTA, CA – The Hon. H. Glenn Kim denied Deputy Public Defender Juan Morales’s request Monday…
COURT WATCH: Judge Compromises on High Bail Request Made by Prosecution
MODESTO, CA – Stanislaus Superior Court Judge Linda A. McFadden Monday decided not to reduce bail for…
COURT WATCH: Unhoused Man Fails to Comply with Probation Requirements, Blames Lack of Resources
MODESTO, CA – Judge Carrie Stephens ruled against an unhoused accused man for a contested probation violation…
COURT WATCH: Accused Receives No Bail after Alleged Violation of Probation
BURLINGTON, VT – The accused here Tuesday in Chittenden County Superior Court is now being held without…
COURT WATCH: Judge Defers to Different Department for Decision on Accused’s Release; Defense Says Accused Left in Jail, Rights Violated
SAN DIEGO, CA– A preliminary hearing set Monday in San Diego’s North County Superior Court was delayed…
COURT WATCH: Accused Accepts 2-Year Plea Deal – Down from 4-Year Offer; Prosecution Accepts Deal, but Off Record Opposes Reduction
LOS ANGELES, CA — During a grand theft auto hearing in Los Angeles County Superior Court late…
COURT WATCH: Probation Officer Unreachable – Judge Sets Deadline for Proof at Week’s End
SANTA ANA, CA – In a probation progress review hearing here in Orange County Superior Court Monday,…
COURT WATCH: Unhoused Man Banned from Burlington after Violating Abuse Protection Order
BURLINGTON, VT – An unhoused man—speaking from jail—accused by multiple women of felony and misdemeanor stalking and…
COURT WATCH: Defense Asks Judge to Dismiss Charges in ‘Grandparent’ Fraud Case
BURLINGTON, VT – In a motion to dismiss hearing last Thursday in the District of Vermont Federal…
COURT WATCH: Judge Grants Defense Request for Delay of Preliminary Hearing – Likely to Deny Mental Health Diversion
SAN DIEGO, CA– Deputy Public Defender Joseph Arnold requested to move the preliminary hearing for the accused…
COURT WATCH: Judge Grants Continuance in Clay Case
By Audrey Sawyer and Andrea Bernal VALLEJO, CA – The Vanguard has been covering the case…
COURT WATCH: Accused Man Sent to Jail after Drug Relapse, Treatment Program Unavailability
BURLINGTON, VT – In large part because of the unavailability of treatment programs, an accused man was…
COURT WATCH: Deputy Searches Vehicle without Consent, Mistakenly Identifies Accused – Judge Rules Testimony ‘Not Credible,’ Tosses Charges
WOODLAND, CA – The case against two accused charged with felonies after a traffic infraction here was…
COURT WATCH: Accused Woman Who Failed to Appear in Court Released from Jail; Defense Says Phone Stolen from Emergency Shelter
BURLINGTON, VT – An accused woman who previously had failed to appear in court multiple times was…
COURT WATCH: 2020 Homicide Jury Trial Granted another Continuance after Defense Cites Attorney Turnover, Need for Additional Testing
MODESTO, CA – A 2020 jury trial for a homicide was granted another continuance in Stanislaus County…
COURT WATCH: Struggling Mother Faces Jail Time – Tells Judge She Did Not Understand Sentencing by Court
VENTURA, CA – A mother facing child endangerment charges but with financial hardship, and losing her children…
COURT WATCH: Defense Objects to Police Questioning Accused Already Found Incompetent to Stand Trial in Separate Case – Judge Ignores Concerns
WOODLAND, CA – At a pre-trial conference at Yolo County Superior Court last week about the alleged…
COURT WATCH: Mother’s Plea for Son’s Probation Overlooked; Defense Calls Probation Accused’s ‘Last Chance’
MODESTO, CA – Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge Carrie Stephens this week decided to send an accused…
COURT WATCH: Pokémon Theft – Judge Calls Defense Request for Reduction from Felony to Misdemeanor ‘Close Call’
WOODLAND, CA – During a preliminary hearing for an accused man who is unhoused and going through…
