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…
Eye on the Courts: Troubled by Marsh Confession
Last week, we broke down two troubling aspects of the Daniel Marsh case. The frequent response when…
Jails Are Filled With Those Who Can’t Make Bail
By Jeff Adachi and Naneen Karraker You may think jail is a place for convicted criminals. You…
Commentary: Victim’s Son Responds to Billingsley Polemic and Restores Our Faith
We were stunned and appalled when Lloyd Billingsley, a journalist and would-be author of a book on…
Commentary: A Rush to Judgment on Sanity?
The 1957 classic movie, 12 Angry Men, depicts what most of the jurors thought would be an…
Jury Finds Marsh Sane Despite Defense Pleas to Consider Marsh’s State of Mind
by Antoinnette Borbon On Tuesday morning jurors got to hear Deputy Public Defender Ron Johnson plead his case…
Victims Believe Burglary Case is Appropriate Application of Three Strikes
By Charmayne Schmitz Mario Lopez appeared in Judge Reed’s courtroom for sentencing on Tuesday, September 30. The…
BREAKING: Yolo County Jury Finds Marsh Sane
A Yolo County jury found Daniel Marsh to be sane when he committed the double murder of…
Vanguard Analysis: Profiting from the Marsh Tragedy?
The verdict in the guilt phase was hardly issued on Friday when an individual, Lloyd Billingsley, a…
