COURT WATCH: Public Defender Raises Reasonable Doubt Regarding Vehicle Theft – Was Vehicle THE Stolen Vehicle?
By Rena Abdusalam WOODLAND, CA – At a preliminary hearing for a vehicle theft case late last…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Two Traditional Prosecutors Veer Hard Right on Social Media
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor For Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig, it was another swipe at…
Report Finds Yolo County Lacks Affordable Housing, Beds for the Homeless
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – On Wednesday, The California Housing Partnership released the…
COURT WATCH: Prosecution Failed to Get Holding Order in Residential Burglary Case
Woodland, CA – With a low burden of proof on the prosecution for the purposes of a…
COURT WATCH: Defense Attorney Points Out Witness-Victim Inconsistencies from Previous Testimony during Attempted Murder Trial
By Ruby Mota-Garcia FRESNO, CA – Deputy Public Defender Deidra Adams noted to the court and jury…
Judge Suspends Hearing for Davis Alleged Stabbing Suspect, Sets Competency Hearing for June
By Cynthia Hoang-Duong WOODLAND, CA – In a packed courtroom Monday morning here in Yolo County Superior…
COURT WATCH: Disabled Man Surrenders Potentially Self-Incriminating Electronic Data in Exchange for Necessary Medical Care
By Jonathan Lewis SACRAMENTO, CA – Sacramento County Superior Court Commissioner Alin Cintean released a disabled man…
COURT WATCH: Plea Deal Hearing Turns into Request for a Preliminary Hearing After Accused Claims He ‘Didn’t Do Those Things’
By Brinda Kalita MODESTO, CA – In Stanislaus County Superior Court Friday, at the last minute, a…
COURT WATCH: Man Forced to Risk Days Off from Work and Travel from Texas to Yolo County to Install a SCRAM Device
By Cynthia Hoang-Duong WOODLAND, CA – Judge Daniel M. Wolk ordered a man—who already missed several days…
COURT WATCH: Pregnant Woman Accused of 2nd Degree Robbery Kept in Jail with $100K Bail to ‘Protect Public’
By Audrey Sawyer and Leslie Garcia WOODLAND, CA — A pregnant woman facing alleged felony charges of…
Sheila Allen Announces Run for County Supervisor
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It may have been the least well-kept secret…
DeLoera-Brust Goes from Labor Organizer to Candidate for County Supervisor
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A few weeks ago, long time County Supervisor…
COURT WATCH: Man in Jail for More Than Month for Minor Violation of Parole Found Incompetent to Continue with Proceedings – Still Awaiting Freedom
By Cynthia Hoang-Duong WOODLAND, CA – Judge Samuel T. McAdam expressed his willingness to grant Deputy Public…
COURT WATCH: Judge Agrees – Defense Concerned about Unnecessary Searches after Prosecution Insists Court Impose Search Condition for Release
By Cynthia Hoang-Duong WOODLAND, CA – Here in Yolo County Superior Court Monday, Judge Daniel M. Wolk…
COURT WATCH: Case Delayed after Defense Lawyer Complains Public – and His Assistant – Wrongly Not Allowed into ‘Open’ Courtroom
By Audrey Sawyer SACRAMENTO, CA — A co-accused case—charges of firearm possession by a felon in one…
COURT WATCH: Man Resentenced, Going Home after 10 Years in Prison – Exclaims, ‘You Won’t See Me Again’
By Fatimah Patel STANISLAUS, CA – Jesse Sebourn served 10 years in prison for a voluntary manslaughter…
Guest Submission: Is Reincarnation Real?
About Project Free Write Poet, scholar, and activist Maya Angelou once wrote, “There is no greater agony…
COURT WATCH: Court Sends Accused to Jail Despite Hernia Surgery After Failure to Appear, But Does Order Medical Visit
By Audrey Sawyer SACRAMENTO, CA — Met in Sacramento County Superior Court this week with a string…
COURT WATCH: Judge Rules Homeless Man on Streets Violated Parole by Not Charging GPS Monitor, but Admitted There Could Be ‘Mitigating’ Factors
By Roni Ayalon WOODLAND, CA – Yolo County Superior Court Judge Samuel McAdam here Monday ruled a…
COURT WATCH: Man Experiencing Family Deaths Gets Sympathy of Judge, but Still Held on $51,000 Bail for Failure to Appear
By Destiny Gurrola VENTURA, CA – A man who said he recently experienced the death of his…