Speech at 2014 Dinner and Awards Ceremony on Prosecutorial Misconduct
The following was my speech on prosecutorial misconduct delivered last night at the Fourth Annual Vanguard Dinner…
Commentary: Book Paints Daniel Marsh Killing in Most Sensational Light
When Lloyd Billingsley wrote an op-ed back in late September following the trial of Daniel Marsh, it…
TODAY JOIN US FOR THE Prosecutorial Misconduct Event – November 15
Join us on November 15, for a discussion on Prosecutorial Misconduct, featuring keynote speaker Scott Sanders. Sanders…
Motion Claims State’s Cheating Compels Court to Block Death Penalty
Orange County Deputy Public Defender Scott Sanders, who will speak at the Vanguard’s event on Saturday, filed…
Vanguard Analysis: How Prop. 47 Changes Prosecution of Petty Theft and Drug Laws
In March of 2010, Robert Ferguson was sentenced to seven years and eight months in prison for…
Californians Deliver Resounding Message Against Mass Incarceration
It was the clearest signal to date that Californians are fed up with the growing costs and…
Keynote Speaker Fights Battle Against Prosecutorial Misconduct in Orange County Capital Murder Case
Orange County Deputy Public Defender Scott Sanders acknowledges his client, Scott Dekraai, is guilty of being the…
Lessons California Can Learn From Red States on Crime and Punishment
Politics makes for strange bedfellows and back in September, the LA Times published an op-ed from former…
Gardner Found Guilty of Murder After Less Than Three Hours of Deliberation
By Antoinnette Borbon In what took less than three hours of deliberation, the jury members were escorted…
Analysis: Perspectives on Proposition 47
On Monday, the Vanguard ran a column called “Scare Tactics and Prop. 47.” We noted that, while…
Boyfriend Testifies In Gardner Homicide Trial
by Antoinnette Borbon On Friday of last week, Leslie Pinkston’s boyfriend began the first part of a lengthy testimony. Keilae…
Witnesses Unravel Tale Of Abusive Pattern In Pinkston Shooting
by Antoinnette Borbon The courtroom was packed with the friends and family of Leslie Pinkston today, often…
Xu Gets Prison Time for Role in Park Flashing Incident
By Genevieve Ghamian Monday October 27, 2014. Judge David Reed sentenced Wenyi Xu, 30, to 3 years…
Eye on the Courts: Scare Tactics and Prop. 47
Most campaign claims have an element of truth surrounded by a world of gray and ambiguity. That…
Dramatic Dialogue Between News 13 Reporter and Murder Suspect
by Antoinnette Borbon Ending the first week of trial in the case against William Gardner III, jurors…
Witnesses Describe The Scene In Winters Shooting Death Of Leslie Pinkston
by Antoinnette Borbon The day began with opening statements about the specifics of November 18, 2013. William…
Judge Allows Jurors to Hear Past Domestic Violence Convictions As Winters Murder Trial Begins
by Antoinnette Borbon William Gardner is being charged with lying in wait for his ex-girlfriend and then…
Judge Holds CHP Officer To Answer For Domestic Violence
by Antoinnette Borbon A Yolo County California Highway Patrol officer was held to answer today after a…
Eye on the Courts: Research Shows Flaws in Marsh Interrogation
As we noted last week, we remain troubled by the confession of Daniel Marsh. As we noted…
Eye on the Courts: Case of Egregious Prosecutorial Misconduct
In its report entitled Preventable Error, the The Veritas Initiative, the research and policy arm of the…
