Key Witnesses Testify in Craigslist Gang Case
By Patrick Shum On August 13, 2014, the case of People v. Orozco continued with three police…
Craigslist Scam or Gang Enterprise? Will DA’s Gang Allegation Hold Up in Trial?
As Deputy DA Ryan Couzens described it, over a five-day period defendant Eduardo Orozco used Craigslist to…
Letter from Ajay Dev on Fifth Anniversary of Wrongful Conviction
by Ajay Dev As I write to you it has been exactly 5 years ago to the…
Closing Statements in Burglary Trial
By Katie Wu After two and a half hours of arguments between the defense and prosecution counsel…
Witnesses Testify in Storage Unit Burglary Case
By Saghi Nojoomi Immediately following jury selection, defendant Brian Freeland’s trial began as witnesses were called to…
Continuance Granted in Yolo County Murder Case; Denied in Hit and Run
Judge Grants Defense’s Motion for Continuance in Winters Homicide Case by Saghi Nojoomi A motion for continuance…
Parolee at Large Found and Held to Answer to Four Counts
by Silvia Ramos Medina Nearing the end of day on July 31, 2014, defendant David Cordero sat…
Eye on the Courts: No Winners in Fourth and Hope Case
When it was learned that the jury had hung on the single count of felony grand theft…
Preliminary Hearing for Two-Defendant Assault and Robbery
by Jane Fitzsimmons On the afternoon of July 30, 2014, the preliminary hearing for a two-defendant assault…
Jull Cops to Misdemeanor Plea; Update on Marsh Case
Former Fourth and Hope Director Takes Misdemeanor Plea By Patrick Shum Leona Jull, the woman who ran…
Update: Former Fourth & Hope Director Jull Pleads to Misdemeanor Charge
UPDATE: This morning, former Fourth and Hope Director Leona Jull has pled to a misdemeanor grand theft…
Jury Sent to Deliberate in Meth Trial
by Justine Joya and Silvia Ramos Medina The trial for defendant Patricio Rosas, Jr., proceeded Wednesday morning…
Attempted Repo Gone Wrong
by Ibraham Dbouk On the afternoon of July 28, 2014, defendant Gregory Cash appeared with attorney Bob…
Jury Trial Set to Begin on Possession of Controlled Substance
By Saghi Nojoomi Prosecution and Defense Attorneys Question Potential Jurors on Past Experiences with Officers – On…
One Case Moves to Trial While A Defender Will Represent Himself in Another Trial
Inmate Waives His Right to a Public Defender and Represents Himself By Justine Joya The trial setting…
Jury Deliberates in Fourth and Hope Case
The fate of former Fourth and Hope Executive Director Leona Jull remains in the hands of a…
Preliminary Hearing in the Hit and Run Accident Fatality in Davis
by Silvia Ramos Medina On the afternoon of July 24, 2014, in Judge Paul Richardson’s courtroom, Armando…
Before Closing Arguments in Jull Case
by Silvia Ramos Medina On the afternoon of July 24, 2014, several witnesses were called in the…
Additional Witnesses Testify in Fourth and Hope Case
By Saghi Nojoomi, Justine Joya, and Patrick Shum Additional witnesses testified in Department 4 of the Yolo…
Did Leona Jull Illegally Profit off a Non-Profit?
by Jane Fitzsimmons Opening statements in a case involving felony grand theft and embezzlement began this morning,…
