Victim’s Dramatic Impact Statement Punctuates Quarter Century Domestic Violence Sentence
By Samuel Van Blaricom WOODLAND, CA – Judge Dave Rosenberg sentenced Eugene Stroud, previously held on a…
Suspect Can’t Be Trusted to Return to Court, Grandmother Tells Judge
By Ramneet Singh WOODLAND, CA – Judge Tom Dyer of Yolo County Superior Court heard an in-court…
Woman Sentenced to Year in Jail, Probation After DUI Related Accident Results in Friend’s Death
By Eshita Seshadri SACRAMENTO, CA – A woman with a felony driving under the influence charge that…
Raul Alcantar Sanchez Jr. Trial Ongoing: Expert Witness Asked If Accused Murderer Experiencing Psychosis
By Neha Malhi and Helen Greenia RIVERSIDE, CA — The long-delayed jury trial of Raul Alcantar Sanchez,…
Eyewitness, Police Testify Against Man in Messy Domestic Violence Case
By Samuel Van Blaricom SACRAMENTO, CA – At the conclusion of his preliminary hearing this week in…
Two Cases: 58 Mile Car Chase and Profanity Outburst Leads to Rocky Day for Sacramento County Superior Court Judges
By Sonam Hundal, Hannah Adams, and Sophia Barberini SACRAMENTO, CA – Courtroom drama – one involving…
Jury Finds Unhoused Man Not Guilty in Arson Case Where Prosecutor Accused of Misconduct
By Alana Bleimann SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Defendant Erbert Mayek late last week here in San Francisco…
Resentencing Schedule Set for Another Convicted Murderer Seeking to Have Murder Conviction Vacated
By Alexander Ramirez WOODLAND, CA – Pao Thao—convicted of murder, torture, a couple counts of kidnapping, and…
Charges of Grand Theft of Expensive Bike Deemed Adequate, Judge Sets Felony Trial
By Ramneet Singh WOODLAND, CA – Benjamin Lee Howe is accused of stealing one expensive bicycle—one rich…
Judge Initially Hesitant to Release Woman from Custody and into Drug Treatment Program, Citing Concerns of Compliance
By Alexander Jimenez ALAMEDA, CA – Alameda County Superior Court, Dept. 13, Wednesday appeared to have found…
San Francisco Man Gets 3 Years in Prison, but SF DA Plan Helped to Limit Term
By Paige Laver SAN FRANCISCO, CA – John Gough was sentenced here this past week in federal…
Unhoused Person Pleads with Judge to Appear Via Zoom for Next Court Date
By Elizabeth Garabedian SANTA BARBARA, CA – There was some heavy-duty negotiating here Wednesday in Santa Barbara…
‘I Don’t Recall’ Was Initial Response of Accused’s Father in Murder Trial
By Neha Malhi RIVERSIDE, CA – A trial is ongoing this week here in Riverside County Superior…
Domestic Violence Victim Testifies to Recorded Phone Calls in Trial, Illustrating Alleged Threats; Defense Pushes Back
By Alexa Kendell RIVERSIDE, CA – The trial of Joe Ortega reconvened late last week here in…
LA County Deputies Charged with Lying in Police Report to Cover Up Use of Excessive Force
By Annette Wong-Toi LOS ANGELES, CA — Two Los Angeles County Sheriff Dept. deputies were arraigned Thursday…
Grandfather Seen on Zoom Allegedly Molesting Granddaughter during Class
By Genesis Guzman SACRAMENTO, CA – “John XXX” (not his real…
Five Agree to Plea Deal, Sentenced for 2nd Degree Burglary for Stealing 30 Pot Plants
By Zoey Hou SACRAMENTO, CA– In Judge Helen R. Gweon’s courtroom here in Sacramento County Superior…
Judge Won’t Release Man Pretrial – Charged with Alleged Shooting, Police Threats
By Alexander Ramirez WOODLAND, CA – Roberto Moses Ordonez, III, was in Yolo County Superior Court late…
Slow End to Work Week Punctuated by 3 Family Cases – All End Differently
By Tatiana Gasca ALAMEDA, CA– Steady legal proceedings indicated a slow day for Judge Jacob Blea of…
Married Couple Gets into Heated Dispute, Wife Asks for Restraining Order against Husband after He Allegedly Choked Her
By Alan Vargas RIVERSIDE, CA — Judge Kristi Hester granted the alleged victim of a domestic violence case the…
