Man Said He’d Take Plea If He Could Attend Child’s Birth – Judge Won’t Agree, So Man Withdraws Plea
By Simran Chahal SACRAMENTO, CA – Judge Patrick Marlette in Sacramento County Superior Court Monday refused to…
Brothers Denied Bail, Pending Trial for Child Molestation Charges
By Beth Miller, Samuel Van Blaricom, Gabriel Eskandari SACRAMENTO, CA – A question the courts constantly face…
Judge Releases Penniless Man Pretrial – Calls Him ‘Druggie’ and ‘Nuisance’
By Gabriel Eskandari SACRAMENTO, CA. – Mario Vargas was released this week prior to his next hearing…
Judge Denies No Bail Release for Man Who Said He Set Fire Because People Were ‘After’ Him
By Simran Chahal SACRAMENTO, CA – A judge here in Sacramento County Superior Court Wednesday denied release…
Man’s Bail $250,000, Faces Charges Ranging from Human Trafficking to Pimping
By Alexander Ramirez WOODLAND, CA. – Conte LeSean Watson was in Yolo County Superior Court this week,…
Wrong Place, Wrong Time? No Bail Set for Alleged Firearms Maker Who Claims Just ‘Sleeping’ on Uncle’s Couch
By Peter Eibert SACRAMENTO, CA – Isa Hutcheson was in Sacramento County Superior Court Monday afternoon for…
Defense Attorney Humanizes Mother of 3 Charged Burning House with Boyfriend Inside – Judges Reduces Bail to Expedite Release
By Natalia Claburn SACRAMENTO, CA – Sacramento Defense Attorney Alex Bugescu argued that defendant Justina Daggett’s attempt…
Defendant Is Given a Second Chance – Low Bail Set, No Longer Poses a Risk to Public Safety
By Tatiana Gasca ALAMEDA, CA – William Edward Fletcher—after providing major self-improvement arguments in Alameda County Superior…
Judge Increase Bail to $280K After Man Carjacks Jail Employee Vehicle, Leading Police On a High Speed Chase
By Alex Jimenez ALAMEDA, CA – After being released from Santa Rita Jail, defendant Luke Emanuel Barbero…
Releases without Bail Make Court Like Holidays – And Then ‘Dad’ Signs onto Zoom
By Alexander Ramirez WOODLAND, CA – Maybe it was a little bit like the holidays in July…
Public Defender Questions Mental State of Defendant – Judge Unsure, Sets Bail at $1 Million
By Elizabeth Garabedian SANTA BARBARA, CA – Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge Michael Carrozzo called Monday…
Man Accused of 3 Sexual Battery Counts; Defense Not Prepared as Judge Sets $40K Bail for Homeless Defendant
By Alex Jimenez ALAMEDA, CA – In light of three separate counts of sexual battery including child…
‘If I Wanted To Rob You, I Would’ – Alleged Threats Made to Movie Theater Employee
By Tatiana Gasca ALAMEDA, CA – Micah Collins McMurray appeared in Alameda County Superior Court on Friday,…
Judge Rejects Defendant Pleas for Lower Bail to Support Four Underage Children
By Sam Zou RIVERSIDE, CA – Defendant Christopher Lemar Black pleaded for a lower bail when he…
No Guarantee Defendant Will Not ‘Settle Score Upon Release, So Judge Won’t Release Man
By Jeramie Gutierrez ALAMEDA, CA – In a bail hearing late last week here in Alameda County…
Former Substitute Teacher under Heavy Surveillance, $250K Bail after Being Charged with Sex Crimes
By Alexander Pleitez and Nadia Ramos SACRAMENTO, CA – In a preliminary hearing here in Sacramento County…
Judge Lowers Bail from $60,000 to $50,000 and Orders a Stay Away in Strip Mall Shooting
By Karisa Cortez ALAMEDA, CA – The judge in a violent felony case here last Friday in…
Bail Reduced Despite Objection from Prosecution, Which Continues to Fight Virtually Every Bail Reduction Motion
By Ankita Joshi and Angela Patel SACRAMENTO, CA – Prosecutors continue to protest virtually all suggestions…
The Vanguard Week in Review: Court Watch June 14 – June 18, 2021
Compiled by Alexander Ramirez The Vanguard is an online news group that provides in-depth coverage of courts…
Judge Gives Tongue-Lashing to Tardy Lawyers as Same Case Recalled Repeatedly
By Anna Zheng, Lois Yoo and Savannah Dewberry SACRAMENTO, CA – Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Geoffrey…
