Commission on Judicial Performance Narrows in on OC Judge Murray, Calling His Testimony Deceptive and Lacking in Candor
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Santa Ana, CA – In January the Vanguard reported on Judge…
Reisig Accused of Prosecutorial Misconduct in Gonzalez Case That Was Overturned This Week
By Robert J. Hansen The Third Appellate District Court reversed the second-degree murder conviction of Justin Gonzalez…
Orange County Judge Nailed by Commission on Judicial Performance For Alleged Brady Violations While a Prosecutor
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The Commission on Judicial Performance (CJP) last week issued a notice…
Third Appellate Court Hears Direct Appeal for Justin Gonzales in Casa Del Sol Murder
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – A three judge panel for the 3rd District…
EXONERATIONS: Part VI – Concealing Evidence Most Common Misconduct Leading to False Convictions
(This is the sixth in an 11-part series by The Vanguard reporting on a study of…
Appellate Court Orders New Hearing for Ronnie Long
By David M. Greenwald Ronnie Long has been imprisoned for 44 years for a rape that occurred…
My View: “Isn’t that Appalling to Justice?”
Is Justice Even Possible 44 Years Later? Innocent until proven guilty. That’s the hallmark of our…
Wrongly Convicted Man Gets a Hearing Before the Fourth Circuit After 44 Years
After 44 years, Ronnie Long, convicted—and many people, including Jamie Lau from the Duke Project for the…
Court Decision Further Limits Release of Law Enforcement Officers’ Records on Sustained Complaints
In early July the Second Appellate District Court ruled on a case involving the Association for Los…
California Needs to Pass Law on Exculpatory Evidence
By Barry Scheck and Laurie Levenson More than half a century ago, the Supreme Court established a…
Keynote Speaker Fights Battle Against Prosecutorial Misconduct in Orange County Capital Murder Case
Orange County Deputy Public Defender Scott Sanders acknowledges his client, Scott Dekraai, is guilty of being the…
Commentary: Are there Innocent People on Death Row?
“A North Carolina death row inmate exonerated by DNA evidence on Tuesday was once held up by…
