COURT WATCH: Judge Orders Prosecution to Turn Over Key Contact Information to Defense in Murder Case Earlier than 30 Days before Trial
By Darlin Navarrete WOODLAND, CA – Yolo County Superior Court Judge Daniel M. Wolk Tuesday reviewed a…
COURT WATCH: Defense Claims ‘Vindictive Prosecution’ after Prosecutor Late in Turning Over Crucial DNA Evidence
By Bryan Miller and Darlin Navarrete WOODLAND, CA – A man accused of felony carjacking here will—despite…
COURT WATCH: Police Misconduct Triggers Post-Conviction Request to Review Evidence in Old Case
By Nouhamin Leoulekal and Steph Lopez ALAMEDA, CA – The defense here in Alameda County Superior Court…
Massive Motion Unearths 15 Years of Prosecutorial Misconduct and Coverup in Orange County
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Santa Ana, CA – Orange County Public Defender on Thursday filed…
Glossip Lawyers File 2nd Petition to Oklahoma Appeals Court Asserting Evidence of Informant’s Efforts to Recant Were Withheld from Glossip Attorneys
By Rena Abdusalam OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Lawyers for death row inmate Richard Glossip filed a Brady…
OC Judge, A Former Prosecutor, Accused of Misconduct – About to Be Let Off the Hook by Watch Dog Panel
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Santa Ana, CA – It seemed like Michael Murray, an Orange…
Commission on Judicial Performance Narrows in on OC Judge Murray, Calling His Testimony Deceptive and Lacking in Candor
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Santa Ana, CA – In January the Vanguard reported on Judge…
Murder Conviction Collapses in Orange County in Wake of Informant Scandal
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Santa Ana, CA – The murder conviction of Ramon Alvarez was…
Republican Legislator in Oklahoma Proclaims Glossip to Be an Innocent Man on Death Row, Following Investigative Report
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oklahoma City, OK – If there was any doubt that Richard…
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…
Commentary: Spitzer Continues His Campaign of Attacking LA, As Questions Swirl Around His Own Racially Insensitive Conduct
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Orange County, CA – Todd Spitzer keeps running the same campaign…
Orange County DA Forced to Fire Senior Level Prosecutor Due to Misconduct
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Orange County, CA – Last summer the Vanguard reported that Judge…
Guest Commentary: Will California’s District Attorneys and Courts Be Held Accountable for Brady Violations?
by Robert J Hansen California prosecutors for years have regularly withheld evidence from defense attorneys that, had…
Orange County Judge Nailed by Commission on Judicial Performance For Alleged Brady Violations While a Prosecutor
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The Commission on Judicial Performance (CJP) last week issued a notice…
My View: “Isn’t that Appalling to Justice?”
Is Justice Even Possible 44 Years Later? Innocent until proven guilty. That’s the hallmark of our…
Anand Jon’s Path to Freedom: A San Diego Meeting with Assemblymember Weber
On February 19, 2020, I received an invitation from the American Justice Alliance organization to be part…
Orange County Public Defender Discusses Latest Evidence Scandal That Could Put Thousands of Cases in Question
Two audits showed Orange County Sheriff’s deputies holding onto evidence for days and sometimes weeks or longer…
Victim of DV Speaks Out against Cop Who Took Advantage of Her
Back in February the Vanguard reported on the case of Andres Cordova, in which Yolo County Deputy…
DV Victim Taken Advantage of By Police Officer, DA’s Office Tries to Hide Evidence from Trial Court
In December 2016, a jury convicted then 23-year-old Andres Cordova of attempted murder, a crime for which…
Sunday Commentary: This Is What a Wrongful Conviction Looks Like
In the summer of 2009, the Vanguard still only a few years old, I got a call…
