COURT WATCH: Judge Adamant, Chooses to Resolve Yolo County Case First Before Sacramento County Gets Shot at Accused
By Cynthia Hoang-Duong WOODLAND, CA – “You’re asking me to add a whole other layer of complexity…
Commentary: Yolo Ponders Death Penalty for Serial Killer Amid a Disappearing National Capital Punishment
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – On Friday, the Yolo County DA’s office announced…
COURT WATCH: Judge Deals with Long, Loaded Preliminary Hearing; Defense Files Motions Against Prosecution’s Charges, Evidence
By Cynthia Hoang-Duong WOODLAND, CA – “I’m not here to say it is the court’s fault. It…
Court Watch: Judge Helps Skeptical Prosecutor Accept Plan for Accused to Avoid Jail, and Believe in ‘Glass Half Full’
By Hailey Cairns WOODLAND, CA – An accused’s sentencing hearing here in Yolo County Superior Court was…
COURT WATCH: Judge Denies Misdemeanor Reduction, Grants Potential Release to Hope Cooperative
By Ramneet Singh WOODLAND, CA – Judge Tom Dyer in Yolo County Superior Court last Friday denied…
FOLLOW-UP EXCLUSIVE: Defense Attorney Explains How Passage of SB 1437 was Able to Correct an Everyday Injustice
By Brinda Kalita MODESTO, CA- In Stanislaus County Superior Court about two weeks ago, a PC section…
My View: Really? The DA Is Considering the Death Penalty in the Serial Killer Case?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Friday culminated a whirlwind of activity as Carlos…
Yolo DA May Seek Death Penalty in Alleged Davis Killer, Who Pleaded Not Guilty to All Charges Friday
By Julie McCaffrey WOODLAND, CA – The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office said late Friday it is…
COURT WATCH: Judge Throws Out Drug Case of Woman after Ruling She Was Unlawfully Searched
By Roni Ayalon WOODLAND, CA- Yolo County Superior Court Judge Tom Dyer this week dismissed a possession…
COURT WATCH: Defense Claims ‘Perfect’ Self-Defense in Murder Trial – Jury Disagrees, Finds Man Guilty of Murder
FRESNO, CA – “I agree with the DA. This is not an imperfect self-defense. This is PERFECT…
COURT WATCH: Man Kept in Custody for ‘Public Safety’ Reasons; Defense Argues All Charges Are ‘Non-Violent’
WOODLAND, CA — A man who has an apparent string of various cases (four) consisting of both…
COURT WATCH: Judge Approves Resentencing for Man Who Already Spent Decade in Prison on Murder, Gang Charges
By Brinda Kalita MODESTO, CA – A man’s PC § 1170.5 petition requesting resentencing was approved here Friday in…
Provenza Will Not Seek a Fifth Term
Special to the Vanguard Davis, CA – This week Yolo County Supervisor Jim Provenza has announced he…
COURT WATCH: Elderly Man Ranking ‘2’ on Risk Assessment Report, with Little Income, Still Has Bail Set at $110,000
By Audrey Sawyer WOODLAND, CA – Bail was set at $110,000 for an elderly man here at…
COURT WATCH: Court Agrees with Public Defender Request to Recalculate In-Custody Credits for Accused – Tally Only Shows 5 Days Of Credit Since 2020 Arrest
By Audrey Sawyer SACRAMENTO, CA – A public defender here in Sacramento County Superior Court this past…
COURT WATCH: Math Fuzzy, but Judge Ups Penalty after Single Strike
By Michael McCutcheon MODESTO, CA – A longer sentence was imposed here in Stanislaus County Superior Court…
COURT WATCH: Judge Reaffirms Trial, Denying Defense Motion to Overturn Prelim Decision
By Ramneet Singh WOODLAND, CA – After a long and detailed discussion and debate, Yolo County Superior…
COURT WATCH: Prosecutor Labels Homeless Accused as ‘Nuisance’ in Attempt to Get Him Extraordinary Jail Sentence – Judge Disagrees
By Hailey Cairns and Jonathan Lewis WOODLAND, CA – Deputy District Attorney Preston Schaub accused a homeless…
COURT WATCH: Accused Raises Concerns in Resentencing Hearing Over Evidence Missing from Discovery
By Sunny Zhou MODESTO, CA – Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge Dawna Reeves late last week denied…
COURT WATCH: Man Takes Deal to ‘Just Get the Process Over With’
By Brinda Kalita MODESTO, CA – A man ended up pleading no contest to domestic violence charges…