COURT WATCH: Judge Denies Request to Reduce DUI Causing Injury Despite Acknowledging Injuries ‘Not Particularly Extreme’
By Kaveh Nasseri and Audrey Sawyer WOODLAND, CA – Yolo County Superior Court Judge David Reed…
Public Defender Seeks to Suppress PAS Test after Prolonged and Coercive Detention by Police
Woodland, CA – Yolo County Judge Sonia Cortés asked for additional briefing in a motion to suppress…
Student Giggling, Showing No Remorse after Killing Two People in DUI Crash
By Naya Lee ILLINOIS— Stephanie Melgoza recently received her sentence after killing two people in a…
COURT WATCH: Man Accumulates Numerous DUI-Related Counts Based on Minor Distinction in Vehicle Code – Judge Sets for Trial
By Cynthia Hoang-Duong WOODLAND, CA – Judge Daniel M. Wolk began a man’s arraignment hearing this week…
COURT WATCH: Two Accused – without Representation – Leave Courtroom Confused, One in Handcuffs
By Kaylee Pearlman MODESTO, CA – A Stanislaus County Superior Court heard two different arraignment cases that…
Defense Claims DA Didn’t Provide Critical Evidence in DUI Jury Trial
By Ivan Villegas and Ruby Mota WOODLAND, CA – The defense attorney in a felony jury trial…
Credibility of Breathalyzer Test Questioned at Trial – Vomit Caused by Cheese Snack, Claims Defense
By Destiny Gurrola MODESTO, CA – Defense Attorney James Dunn questioned the credibility of breathalyzers that are…
Court Indefinitely Freezes Fines for College Student’s Drunk Driving Case Pending Completion of Probation
By Michael Apfel WOODLAND, CA – A University of California, Davis, student pleaded no contest here this…
Defense Claims Man Will Lose Job for Alleged Drunk Driving, Parole Violation If Not Released with No Bail – Judge Still Sets $5,000 Bail
By Alyssa Eng WOODLAND, CA – A man is poised to lose his job following a hearing…
Women Challenges DUI Arrest, but Judge Sends Case to Trial
By Jack Sandmeyer WOODLAND, CA – A woman this past Tuesday filed a motion here in Yolo…
Defense Objects to Prosecution Requirement, but Takes Deal for Client
By Leila Katibah MODESTO, CA – During an early case management hearing here in Stanislaus County Superior…
Man Pleads to Felony Battery and Misdemeanor DUI to Avoid Years in Prison if Found Guilty at Trial
By Fatimah Patel STANISLAUS, CA – The accused was charged in July with felony battery and a…
Jury Finds Man Guilty of ‘Drunk’ Driving, Although Defense Raised Doubts in Trial
By Ramneet Singh and Ivan Villegas WOODLAND, CA – It took a jury here in Yolo County…
Line of Questioning in Trial Highlight Possible Hardships for Those with Disabilities
By Daniella Espinoza WOODLAND, CA – In a local misdemeanor trial, a judge saw a case where…
Accused Pleads No Contest to DUI Charge, Accepts to Learn from Mistake
By Daniella Dueñas WOODLAND, CA – Lesson learned, or at least that’s what the court hoped here…
Evidence in DUI Case Tossed after Court Finds Blood ‘Draw’ Violated Accused’s Rights
By Citlalli Florez WOODLAND, CA – Yolo County Superior Court Judge Timothy Fall tossed key evidence in…
Judge Expresses Concern about Defense Attorney Repeatedly Appointing Replacement
By Michael Apfel MODESTO, CA – In an early morning case management conference, Judge Rubén Villalobos expressed…
Judge and Defense Get into Heated Argument over Defense Request to Recall Warrant
By Tommy Nguyen VENTURA, CA – Tension filled the Ventura County Superior Court at Deandre Simms’s warrant…
Man Has Spotty Memory while Testifying in Own DUI Trial
By Brinda Kalita DUBLIN, CA – A trial for a man charged for driving under the influence…
Judge Releases Repeat DUI Offender on Own Recognizance Despite Prosecution’s Claim Potential Threat to Public
By Audrey Sawyer and Tommy Nguyen VENTURA, CA – In Ventura County Superior Court Monday, a repeat…
