COURT WATCH: Forensic Practices Doctor Questions Trustworthiness of Evidence
BURLINGTON, VT – At an evidentiary hearing regarding the trustworthiness of the complaining witness’s testimony last Thursday…
Los Angeles DA Won’t Prosecute Man Attacking Gaza Anti-War Protestors at UCLA
By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – Claiming there was insufficient evidence, Los Angeles County District…
Robert Roberson’s Attorneys File Brief Urging Courts or Governor to Intervene and Impede Execution Date Request
By Aria Jalan and Nevya Patel PALESTINE, TX — New evidence suggesting that Nikki, Robert Roberson’s daughter,…
San Francisco Police Reopen Fatal 2023 Case after Receiving New Evidence; Suspect in Similar Case Arrested – Defense Warns Not to Jump to Conclusions
By Julie McCaffrey SAN FRANCISCO, CA—San Francisco police have reopened a 2023 case where a 63-year-old woman,…
COURT WATCH: Judge Calls Evidence ‘Convoluted,’ but Denies Motion to Dismiss
VAN NUYS, CA – The prosecution here offered five witnesses, yet only one of them identified the…
COURT WATCH: Jury Quickly Acquits Black Man Charged with Felony after He Was Targeted by Racial Slurs
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A man who lost his job as a security…
COURT WATCH: Former ‘Baywatch’ Star Among Others Testifying about Dead, Sick Animals at Factory Farms in Support of Lawyer Facing Felony Charges
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SANTA ROSA, CA – A bevy of defense witnesses—including…
COURT WATCH: Officer Admits Camera Footage ‘Unclear’ on Faces, Information; Another Officer Alleges ‘Norteño Ties’ to Accused in Prelims
By Audrey Sawyer MODESTO, CA – A crucial and repeated component of an alleged shooting from a…
COURT WATCH: Judge Dismisses Case, Citing Lack of Evidence of Assault
By Cheyenne Galloway MODESTO, CA – Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge Shawn Bessey dismissed charges of assault…
COURT WATCH: Judge Deals with Long, Loaded Preliminary Hearing; Defense Files Motions Against Prosecution’s Charges, Evidence
By Cynthia Hoang-Duong WOODLAND, CA – “I’m not here to say it is the court’s fault. It…
Defense Challenges Search Warrant – Investigator Fails to Keep Track of Reports in Murder Investigation
By Sam Alcaraz RIVERSIDE, CA–The jury trial for Rodolfo Garcia is currently set to begin March 28,…
Public Defender Objects to Late Trial Video Evidence, Suggesting It Was Racist and Offensive
By Carson Eschen SANTA BARBARA, CA – Deputy Public Defender Richard Addison Steele, II, vehemently objected last…
