Catching Up On Court Cases From Over the Break
Jurors, In Attempted Murder Case For Co-Defendants, Still In Deliberation by Antoinnette Borbon The fifteen-day trial with…
Commentary: Progress Illusive on Race and Social Justice on the Home Front
On Saturday December 7, 2013, wearing another hat I wear in the community, I facilitated a Davis…
Eye on the Courts: The Danger of False Confessions
In yesterday’s column, readers brought up the often-asked question about false confessions – do innocent people really…
Eye on the Courts: More Evidence That False Confessions Occur
The Need for Additional Protections Against Wrongful Convictions Illustrated – It was interesting to read an op-ed…
Sunday Commentary: One Year Since ‘the Other Davis’… What’s Changed?
It was a year ago, that I wrote “The Other Davis” from, ironically enough, a hotel room…
My View: Reforming System to More Expeditiously Free the Wrongfully Accused
This week, I have been catching up on my rest and finally got to watch “West of…
Commentary: Obama’s Pardons Only Illustrate Poor Record on Reform
When President Barack Obama was elected to office, those advocating for sentencing reform were hopeful that the…
Twists in Attempted Murder Trial Closing Arguments
By Antoinnette Borbon As we heard, in the last week of the trial in the state’s case…
Restorative Justice & Reforming the Judicial System
2013 Vanguard Court Watch Dinner and Awards Ceremony – The 2013 Dinner and Awards Ceremony’s theme was restorative…
Eye on the Courts: Arrest Story Leads Us to Ask Why is this News?
On Saturday morning I was perusing the local news when I saw a story in the Sacramento…
2012 Vanguard Court Watch Dinner and Awards Ceremony (Video)
We are a little late, but we finally have the video from the 2012 Vanguard Court Watch…
Eye on the Courts: Judge Recusal from Murder Case Wise Move by Defense
Yolo County Judge Tim Fall was removed from presiding over the Daniel Marsh case. Mr. Marsh, 16,…
Former Prosecutor Tests the System, Gets More Than He Bargained For
Former Prosecutor Bobby Constantino’s piece published in the Atlantic amazingly illustrates two separate problems in the justice…
Yolo Public Officials Speak Out Against the Bay Delta Plan
On Monday, state and federal officials announced the availability of a public draft Bay Delta Conservation Plan…
Wrongful Conviction: Letter from Ajay Dev in Prison
Dear Family, Friends, Supporters and Well-Wishers, This letter comes to you with greetings of the Holiday season,…
Testimony in Attempted Murder Case Remains Inconsistent
by Antoinnette Borbon In the state’s case against defendants David Bristow and Danny Stearman, who are being…
My View: The Blue Code of Silence Strikes Again
Earlier this year, many in the community were stunned to learn that a West Sacramento police officer…
Former West Sac Officer Faces Civil Suit Alleging Sexual Assault
Suit Alleges Victim Sodomized, and Complaints Ignored by Multiple West Sac PD Officers: Early this year, West…
Manhunt leads authorities to Las Vegas For Winters Murder Suspect
By David Greenwald and Antoinnette Borbon On Tuesday morning, at 12:45, the Winters Police Department was notified…
Victim Testifies in Attempted Murder Trial
by Antoinnette Borbon The state’s case against co-defendants, David Bristow and Danny Stearman, continued Monday with another…
