Breaking: Longest Serving Person on California’s Death Row, Stankewitz Granted Resentencing
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Fresno, CA – In November 2020, the Vanguard broke the story…
Reisig Accused of Prosecutorial Misconduct in Gonzalez Case That Was Overturned This Week
By Robert J. Hansen The Third Appellate District Court reversed the second-degree murder conviction of Justin Gonzalez…
Appellate Court Uses New Felony Murder Law to Remand Case Back to Trial Court for Resentencing
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Nathaniel Porter attempted to get resentencing under Penal Code section 1170.95…
Appellate Court Reverses Another Denial of SB 1437 Resentencing Petition
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – An appellate court has reversed a trial…
Appellate Court Rules Trial Court Should Have Granted Relief Under SB 1437 in 25-Year-Old Felony Murder Case
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor An appellate court has overturned a lower court’s decision denying a…
Appellate Court Reverses Trackside Decision by Trial Court
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It has been two and a half years…
Commentary: No, Reform DAs Don’t Go on Fox News
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – The Yolo County DA’s Office has been pushing…
California Court of Appeals Reverses Murder Conviction of Former Boyfriend
By Alan Vargas SAN FRANCISCO, CA — California First Appellate District has reversed the murder conviction of…
CA Appeals Court Shoots Down ‘Sham Plea’ – Example of How Plea Bargains Replacing Right to Jury Trial
By Jose Medina SAN MATEO, CA – A recent state appeals case heard here serves as an…
CA Appeals Court Tells State Courts They Can’t Continue to ‘Warehouse’ Thousands of Disabled Defendants in Jails, ACLU Announces
The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The state of California cannot continue to “warehouse” thousands of…
Looking Back: The Appeals Process Is Woefully Insufficient to Protect the Innocent – Part II
“Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The Westchester…
Man’s Attempted Murder Conviction Overturned in Appellate Court under SB 1437 Decision
By Danielle Silva California – The Fifth Appellate Court overturned an attempted murder conviction under another SB…
SB 1437 Ruled Constitutional by Appellate Court
By Danielle Eden C. Silva The Fourth District Court of Appeals, Division One Court of California, determined…
