Report: Conviction Integrity Units Form Vital Link For Reform Efforts
In October of this year, Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced that his office has created…
Analysis: What Will the Impact of Prop. 47 Be at the Local Level?
Last week voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 47, which reduces drug and petty theft crimes to misdemeanors. On…
Eye on the Courts: The System Failed Leslie Pinkston and the Death Penalty is Dead in California
We have not talked nearly enough about the troubling nature of the murder of Leslie Pinkston just…
Red Sash Gang Case Falls Apart For DA’s Office
by Antoinnette Borbon Last week the Vanguard was surprised to learn there had been a resolution in…
Court Watch: Trial Coverage
Infant Murder Trial: New Witness Testimonies by Timothy Chin, Jane Fitzsimmons, and Michelle Yegiyants The controversial trial involving a possible…
Eye on the Courts: Reflections on Ruben Carter, Ajay Dev, and Wrongful Convictions
Ruben “Hurricane” Carter is perhaps one of the best known exonerees, having had his story presented by…
Dev Supporters Press for Appeal (Video)
Supporters of Ajay Dev who believe that Mr. Dev, sentenced in Yolo County in 2009 by Judge…
Election Digest: Congressman Thompson Endorses Dodd
Rep. Mike Thompson Endorses Bill Dodd For State Assembly Napa County Supervisor and 4th Assembly District candidate…
Ajay Dev Supporters to Rally at Appellate Court As Court Considers Appeal
In 2009, Yolo County Judge Timothy Fall sentenced Ajay Dev to 378 years in prison after he…
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…
Eye on the Courts: Stop Celebrating, Alvarez Sentencing Changes Nothing
I have seen a few notes and tweets from people following the 205-year sentence to Sergio Alvarez…
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…
Operation Red Sash Trial Ends
by Antoinnette Borbon Prosecutor Uses Defense’s Gang Expert To Benefit Case, Defense Proposes Reasonable Doubt – It…
Defense Takes State’s Case In Operation Red Sash For Wild Ride
by Antoinnette Borbon The last witness to testify for the state’s case, against an 11 alleged gang…
Defense Files For Mistrial in Red Sash Trial
by Antoinnette Borbon Three of the defense attorneys in this case made a motion to declare a…
Operation Red Sash Trial Opens Against 11 Alleged Gangmembers
by Antoinnette Borbon It took nearly two years before the state would finally present its case and begin…
Analysis: Video of Hughey Shooting by West Sac PD
DA Declines to File Charges Against Officer Wright – In early January, the Vanguard ran a story…
West Sac Looks to Implement Neighborhood Court Program Like Davis
by Antoinnette Borbon A meeting was held in West Sacramento last night for the new Neighborhood Court…