Allegations of Prosecutorial Misconduct, Brady Violation in Recently Overturned Gonzalez Case
By Robert J. Hansen In the recent decision by the Third District Appellate Court to reverse the…
Vanguard Investigation: The Puzzling Case of Neron Dozier in Queens
By Luke Kyaw, Alexander Pleitez, Beth Miller, and Stephanie Boulos QUEENS, NY – The criminal justice system…
Looking Back: When the U.S. Supreme Court Stripped Nearly Executed Exoneree of Compensation
Court in Thompson Case Condoned Prosecutorial Misconduct By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles…
EXONERATIONS: Part VI – Concealing Evidence Most Common Misconduct Leading to False Convictions
(This is the sixth in an 11-part series by The Vanguard reporting on a study of…
Appellate Court Orders New Hearing for Ronnie Long
By David M. Greenwald Ronnie Long has been imprisoned for 44 years for a rape that occurred…
My View: Slapped on the Wrist, Deputies Who Mishandled Evidence Get Misdemeanors and No Time
Two Sheriff’s Deputies Plead Guilty in the Evidence Booking Scandal Over the last 20 days the nation…
Court Hits Back against Politically Motivated Firings of Public Defenders
by Rory Fleming There has been a spate, in recent years, of public defenders speaking out against…
Orange County PD Alleges Sheriff’s Deputies Promoted Despite Evidence of Wrongdoing
New Filing Reveals More Allegations of Impropriety in OC Evidence Scandal In December, the Vanguard reported two…
Attorney Charges Prosecutorial Misconduct in New Motion in the Case Del Sol Trial
A week ago, the family of Justin Gonzalez held a press conference to dispute the jury verdict…
Commentary: AG’s Office Looks Other Way at Orange County Wrongdoing
Back in August, we asked why the supposedly liberal California Attorney General’s office was trying to seek…
Monday Morning Thoughts: AG’s Office Needs to Criminally Prosecute Sheriff and DA in Orange County Case
We have been following this case for a long time – partly because it has been going…
Commentary: OC DA Denies Allegation of Jailhouse Informants on 60 Minutes
It was November of 2014 when Orange County Deputy Public Defender Scott Sanders came to Davis to…
Commentary: California Has to Figure Out a Way to Hold Prosecutors Accountable
There is a rare occurrence happening in Texas, where John Jackson, the Texas prosecutor who convicted Cameron…
Eye on the Courts: A Deputy Public Defender Discovers A Bombshell That Threatens to Bring Down the System
Last November, Orange County Deputy Public Defender Scott Sanders came to Yolo County to talk about his…
