Defendant Alleges Illegal Search and Use of Force by Sheriff’s Deputies in Meth Arrest
A Yolo County defendant, Chase Tinsley, was arrested in August of 2013 for possession of 0.06 grams…
Eye on the Courts: Lack of Transparency in the DA’s Office Should Trouble Us All
Last week, I was researching something for my column on the District Attorney’s Victims of Crime award…
When Crime Hits Home
by Antoinnette Borbon After over a year plus of covering trials and hearings, I never would have imagined…
Alvarez Receives 205-Year Sentence
by Antoinnette Borbon Ex-Cop Gets Life In Sexual Assault Case, Family Members Weep As Judge Reads Sentencing…
Eye on the Courts: Another High Profile Gang Fizzle
In April of 2012, there was a major announcement that a multi-jurisdiction effort led by, among others,…
Marsh Trial Continued Until June
by Antoinnette Borbon Judge Reed ruled in favor of continuing the trial in the states’s case against…
First Red Sash Trial Results in Acquittal on Gang Charges
by Antoinnette Borbon The jurors came back early this morning with a verdict for the four co-defendants…
Fourth Judge Candidate Has Background as Prosecutor and Defense Attorney
When John Brennan announced his candidacy for judge, he had become the fourth candidate to seek to…
Jury Convicts Alvarez on 18 Counts; DA Seeks Life
by Antoinnette Borbon Sergio Alvarez sat quietly, rubbing his hands together during the reading of the jurors’…
Jury Returns Single Verdict, Sent Back to Finish by Judge
by Antoinnette Borbon The courtroom filled with media as the long-awaited verdict in the case against former…
Judge Sentences Former Dixon Coach to One Year
by Antoinnette Borbon Judge Rosenberg Finds Victim’s Testimony Believable – After a long emotional hearing for both the…
Judicial Candidate Delaini Discusses the Law and Her Experience as a Prosecutor
In late January, Larenda Delaini, a Deputy Attorney General and native of Yolo County, announced her candidacy…
Janene Beronio Looks to Experience in Her Race for Judge
On January 21, backed by her predecessor as well as the rest of the judges on the…
Defense Closes Case in West Sac Police Trial
by Timothy Chin, Nancy Law, and Antoinette Borbon [Editor’s note: the case went to the Jury last…
Closing Arguments in West Sac Police Sexual Assault Case
by Antoinnette Borbon It was a lengthy set of jury instructions this morning read by Judge Fall…
Alvarez Testifies In His Defense, Denies Sexual Assault Allegations
by Antoinnette Borbon Sergio Alvarez, the West Sacramento officer who has been charged with 28 counts ranging…
Couple Held to Answer on Indecent Exposure Charges at Davis Park
by Marya Alloo As the defense asked for the charges to be reduced to a misdemeanor in…
Court Watch: Defense Again Tries to Close Courtroom From Press in Marsh Case
by Antoinnette Borbon Defense filed a couple motions to be heard today, one being to keep the…
Fifth Victim Testifies in Alvarez Case
By Nancy Law On February 5, 2014, the fifth victim in the case against a former West…
Fourth Victim in Sex Case Against WS Officer Testifies
by Antoinnette Borbon Testimony was heard by the fourth and youngest of the five alleged victims in…
