Prosecution Attempts to Attack Impaired State of Mind Claims
By Michelle Yegiyants With a steady string of witnesses called on behalf of the prosecution in People…
Prosecutor’s Psychologist Takes Stand in Talamantes Murder Trial
by Marya Alloo Today marked the third day of the trial involving former Davis resident Aquelin Talamantes….
Talamantes Trial Focuses On State Of Mind
by Timothy Chin The controversial trial regarding defendant Aquelin Crystal Talamantes allegedly drowning her 5-year old daughter…
Leave No Stone Unturned In Infant Death Trial
by Jane Fitzsimmons On May 13, in the home stretch of the infant death trial, Deputy Public…
Insanity Trial Begins in Drowning of 5-Year-Old Davis Girl
By Marya Alloo Opening statements were given Tuesday morning in the case involving a Davis woman being…
Emotional Testimony by Grandmother in Infant Death Trial
by Antoinnette Borbon The courtroom, compiled of family members, friends and colleagues of the Stone family, were…
Stone Case Update: Battle of Words Between Prosecutor and Witness
by Justine Joya The jurors in the Stone case have heard their fair share of expert witness…
Defense’s Expert Testifies in Infant Death Case
by Marya Alloo and Antoinette Borbon In the ongoing emotionally sensitive trial of a man accused of…
Character Witnesses Agree, “Quentin Stone is a Hands-On Dad”
by Jane Fitzsimmons and Justine Joya On the morning of May 7, the Stone trial slowed its…
Expert Testimony Leads to Heated Response by Defense in Infant Death Case
by Antoinnette Borbon, Jane Fitzsimmons, Marya Alloo and Andrew Reis As the prosecution’s “case-in-chief” comes near an…
Prosecution’s Witness Corroborates Prosecution’s Case in Infant’s Death
by Antoinnette Borbon In what would now be the third week of an emotionally charged trial, the…
Trial Update: Controversy Over Evidence Heats Up Defense
By Justine Joya The Stone case continued with the prosecutor calling Yolo County Deputy Coroner Laurel Weeks…
Daunting And Condescending Testimony Exhausts Jury
by Jane Fitzsimmons, Marya Alloo, and Antoinnette Borbon With still weeks of testimony to go, the jury…
The Larger Than Life Burglar
by Andrew Reis Mario Lopez first entered Yolo County Superior Court for his preliminary hearing on April…
Doctor Was Asked Tough Questions in Infant’s Death
by Antoinnette Borbon, Jane Fitzsimmons Sara Stone, mother of baby Stone and the defendant’s wife, took the…
Invalid Testimony of Teary Witness Blasted by Prosecutor
By Justine Joya and Michelle Yegiyants On April 30, the courtroom of Department 6 in the Yolo…
Prosecution Makes Strong Comeback In Infant Death Trial
by Antoinnette Borbon and Andrew Reis The prosecution made a strong comeback today, using direct evidence in…
Eye on the Courts: Shaken Baby Syndrome Has Troubling Scientific Foundations
In the tragic death of one of two infant twins, the father, Quentin Stone, is accused of…
Cross-examination of Pediatrician in Shaken Death Syndrome Case
By Justine Joya On April 25, Deputy Public Defender Monica Brushia did not fail to deliver an…
Prosecution Stunned by Acquittal in Meth Case
by Antoinnette Borbon It was one of short deliberations in what seemed like a strong case for…
