Multi-Defendant Gang Prelim Heard This Week
By Tiffany Yeh Juan Morales (represented by Rod Beede), Antonio Salinas (represented by James Granucci), and Angel…
Witnesses Remember Kelly Choate during Lemus Trial
By Tiffany Yeh Brandon Bachant was Kelly’s neighbor, and he described Kelly as a “very good friend…
995 Motion for Ornellas-Castro Rejected
By Tiffany Yeh The Penal Code section 995 motion filed by Deputy Public Defenders Dan Hutchinson and…
No Death Penalty Sought for KetMoRee Defendant, Arraignment Continued
by Tiffany Yeh All six co-defendants (who had been indicted by a grand jury) in the stabbing…
Opening Arguments in the Lemus Murder Case
Last December, Kelly Choate, 53, was fatally stabbed on a Saturday night by Jeffrey Lemus during a…
DA Opts To Go Route of Secret Indictment for KetMoRee Suspects
Six defense attorneys and their six co-defendants were geared up for a 15-day, three week, preliminary hearing…
Defendant Held To Answer on Corporal Injury Charge
By Tiffany Yeh Timothy Armstrong is charged with infliction of corporal injury on a person with whom…
Samples Requested by the Defense in Dorsey Case
By Tiffany Yeh Darnell Dorsey is accused of assaulting a child, causing the child’s death in…
Judge Richardson Denies Another Motion to Suppress
By Tiffany Yeh Deputy Public Defender Andrea Pelochino argued that the detention of defendant Courtney Smith occurred…
Eye on the Courts: The Strange Case of Lovett Ends Even More Strangely
Eric Lovett in February of 2015 was facing charges for being an accessory to attempted murder for…
YONET Undercover Drug Sting, Offer to Sell Methamphetamine
By Tiffany Yeh The preliminary hearing for Mary Elizabeth Amuzie started Tuesday afternoon. She is charged with…
Closing Arguments in the Lovett Trial
by Misha Berman and Tiffany Yeh On April 14, 2016, in Department 10 in the morning, both…
Officer Testimony Resumed on Friday
By Misha Berman Officer Anthony Herrera, a West Sacramento Police Department detective, resumed his testimony on the…
Testimony by Officer Resumes in Lovett Trial
By Misha Berman and Tiffany Yeh “Did you identify any fingerprints on the metal knife?” asked Deputy…
Officer Herrera Testifies about Gestures and Remembering Conversation with Landowski
by Tiffany Yeh Officer Anthony Herrera, a detective with the West Sacramento Police Department, testified in the…
Testimony Resumes in Lovett Trial
By Monica Velez Victim Ernie Sotelo’s ex-wife’s testimony was interrupted during Eric Lovett’s criminal trial on March…
My View: Victim Didn’t See Alleged Effort to Intimidate, Can We Move On Now?
If someone threatens a witness, but no one sees it, have they actually threatened the witness? If…
Landowski Testimony Resumes in Lovett Trial
By Monica Velez Liberty Landowski’s testimony resumed on March 17, 2016, with Deputy District Attorney Robin Johnson…
Witnesses Take the Stand in Lovett Trial
By Monica Velez After the lunch break on March 16, 2016, Ernie Sotelo took the witness stand…
Possession for Sale and Motion To Suppress Hearing
By Tiffany Yeh Both Arturo Medina and Pedro Perez Reyes face possession of methamphetamine, possession of meth…
