Sunday Commentary: Forget the Lurid, the Masturbation Case Was All about Identification
While the nature of the case and the fact that a man was allegedly masturbating on a…
Governor Brown Signs Eyewitness Identification Reform Bill
New Law Requires Best Practices for Conducting Photo & Live Lineups (From Press Release) – California Governor…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Marsh Is the Extreme Example of Juvenile Crime; This Is More Typical
On January 24, 2011, a white male in his twenties, a musician in a band, was walking…
Governor Brown Signs Post-Conviction Discovery Bill
New Law Provides Innocent People Access to Materials Available at Trial (From Press Release)— Governor Jerry Brown…
California Innocence Bill Awaits Governor’s Signature
The Innocence Project this week pointed out that “far too may innocent people have been wrongly convicted…
Bill Designed to Keep Innocent People out of Jail and Prevent Wrongful Convictions
Since 1989, experts estimate that nearly 200 people have been wrongly convicted in California. According to the…
Sunday Commentary: This Is What a Wrongful Conviction Looks Like
In the summer of 2009, the Vanguard still only a few years old, I got a call…
Was Oscar Cervantes Wrongfully Convicted of Being the Shooter in 2002 Halloween Homicide?
In 2006, Oscar Cervantes was convicted and sentenced to life without parole for shooting Robert Stepper and…
Exonoree Blasts Trump for 1989 Ad
Back in 1989, Donald Trump took out a full page ad calling for the death penalty in…
Judge Kozinski: “When prosecutors misbehave, don’t keep it a secret”
This part two of Judge Alex Kozinski’s article on legal system reform and prosecutorial misconduct. Back in…
Judge Kozinski Believes It Is Time to Rein in Prosecutors – Part 1
Judge Alex Kozinski is probably not the most likely reformer – he was appointed to the Ninth…
My View: Gang Case Represents One of Worst Miscarriages of Justice We Have Seen in Yolo
While I am hesitant to call the four-defendant gang case the worst miscarriage of justice we have…
Mother Talks About the Woodland Gang Case
Previously, the Vanguard talked to one of the victims of an alleged gang attack and robbery, where…
Victim Speaks Out Against Prosecution, Prison Sentence in Gang Case
It started in the early morning hours of June 19, 2013, when a couple was approached outside…
Eye on the Courts: Did We Get Sucked in on the Forensic Evidence in Ferguson?
Back in December, citing the work of Professor Ronald Rotunda at Chapman University, Fowler School of Law,…
Different Perspective: How Ferguson Demonstrates the Pitfalls of Eyewitness Identification
Professor Ronald Rotunda at Chapman University, Fowler School of Law, writes this week in Justia’s Legal Analysis…
