Defense Witness Disagrees with Court-Appointed Psych Diagnosis; Marsh’s Videotaped Interrogation Continues
by Antoinnette Borbon In what is now the third week of testimony in the state’s case…
Judge Reduces Charges in Pizza Parlor Brawl; Expresses Dislike of Conduct
By Antoinnette Borbon Miguel and Alfredo Moreno are charged with one count, from Penal Code section 245 et…
Off Duty Police Officer Uses Hate Speech in Pizza Parlor Brawl
by Antoinnette Borbon In a preliminary hearing involving a pizza parlor brawl in Winters, the court would…
Eye on the Courts: Prosecutors Don’t Want to Let Jull Verdict Go
It has been over a month since Leona Jull, accused of more than $30,000 worth of embezzlement…
Eye on the Courts: Charging Policies in a Time of Mass Incarceration
The story of the MRAP – one that the Vanguard broke and has been reported across the…
New Evidence of Prosecutorial Misconduct Resulted in Likely Wrongful Execution Willingham
By the Innocence Project The newly formed criminal justice journalism group, The Marshall Project, broke a story…
Judge Reduces Alleged Theft of $10.62 in Groceries to Misdemeanor
by Saghi Nojoomi Judge David Rosenberg of the Yolo County Superior Court, in a preliminary hearing, granted…
Marsh Trial Begins; Alleged Gang Members Face Life in Just-Concluded Prelim
Jury selection in Marsh case begins by Antoinnette Borbon The courtroom was packed Monday morning, leaving virtually…
Eye on the Courts: Marsh Trial Begins Today, What Will We Learn?
It has been nearly a year and a half since young Daniel Marsh stunned the community by…
Judge Denies Prosecution Motion for Sanctions; Marsh Trial to Begin Monday
Daniel Marsh will go to trial starting on Monday, facing charges that he committed a double murder…
Gang Expert Testifies in Preliminary Hearing
by Saghi Nojoomi and Katie Wu Monday’s preliminary hearing continued Thursday afternoon with a gang expert’s testimony….
Defense Cries Foul At Prosecution’s Refreshment of Victim’s Recollections
by Saghi Nojoomi and Katie Wu Defense attorney Richard Dudek objected to Deputy District Attorney Deanna Hays’…
Officers Testify In Street Fight Preliminary Hearing
by Saghi Nojoomi and Katie Wu On August 15, 2014, Deputy District Attorney Carolyn Palumbo called upon…
Facebook Page and Gang Expert Impact Closing in Craigslist Robbery Case
by Antoinnette Borbon After two days of testimony by Detective Joe Perez, who was the state’s main…
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…