San Francisco Judge Lianne M. Dumas reduced one felony charge to a misdemeanor and dismissed another during a July 13 preliminary hearing. The decision followed Deputy District Attorney Gwendolyn West’s motion to impeach her own witness over conflicting testimony regarding brass knuckles allegedly recovered at the scene.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A judge here in San Francisco County Superior Court has rejected opposition from…
NEW YORK, NY – Earlier this week, Scrutinize released an analysis of New York’s discovery reform law,…
LOS ANGELES, CA- A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge rejected a request by the accused to…
BURLINGTON, VT – At an evidentiary hearing regarding the trustworthiness of the complaining witness’s testimony last Thursday…
By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – Claiming there was insufficient evidence, Los Angeles County District…
By Aria Jalan and Nevya Patel PALESTINE, TX — New evidence suggesting that Nikki, Robert Roberson’s daughter,…
By Julie McCaffrey SAN FRANCISCO, CA—San Francisco police have reopened a 2023 case where a 63-year-old woman,…
VAN NUYS, CA – The prosecution here offered five witnesses, yet only one of them identified the…
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A man who lost his job as a security…
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SANTA ROSA, CA – A bevy of defense witnesses—including…
By Audrey Sawyer MODESTO, CA – A crucial and repeated component of an alleged shooting from a…
By Cheyenne Galloway MODESTO, CA – Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge Shawn Bessey dismissed charges of assault…
By Cynthia Hoang-Duong WOODLAND, CA – “I’m not here to say it is the court’s fault. It…
By Sam Alcaraz RIVERSIDE, CA–The jury trial for Rodolfo Garcia is currently set to begin March 28,…
By Carson Eschen SANTA BARBARA, CA – Deputy Public Defender Richard Addison Steele, II, vehemently objected last…