COURT WATCH: Accused with No Housing or $$ Denied Bail Reduction, and Jailed
WOODLAND, CA – Judge Clara M. Levers last Thursday at an arraignment hearing in Yolo County Superior…
COURT WATCH: Defense Claims Officer Arrested Accused without Sufficient Evidence
WOODLAND, CA – Deputy District Attorney Ashley Harvey claimed, at a preliminary hearing in Yolo County Superior…
COURT WATCH: Long-Awaited Jury Trial Finally Set – Defense Charges Accused Rights Violated
WOODLAND, CA – A jury trial in Yolo County Superior Court has been delayed for three years…
COURT WATCH: Judge, PD Argue over Bail for Accused with Mental Health Concerns
WOODLAND, CA – After a back-and-forth in Yolo County Superior Court last Thursday with a public defender…
COURT WATCH: Accused Denied Treatment after Court Mistake
WOODLAND, CA – Deputy Public Defender Peter Borruso referenced a “frustrating” situation to Judge Sonia Cortés at…
COURT WATCH: Defense Argues ‘Confusing’ Police Reports, Wins Temporary Bail Reduction for Unemployed Accused with Heart Issues
By Audrey Sawyer MODESTO, CA – In a Thursday bail review hearing in Stanislaus County Superior Court…
Blacks, Latinos Arrested at ‘Disproportionate Rate’ in Los Angeles, Charges LA City Controller
By The Vanguard LOS ANGELES, CA – Latino and Black people were arrested at a “disproportionate rate”…
Brawl at Modesto Family Dollar in Attempted Robbery – Judge Finds Sufficient Evidence for Robbery, Assault with a Deadly Weapon Charges to Go to Trial
By Michael Apfel MODESTO, CA – Following a preliminary examination in Stanislaus County Superior Court last week,…
Man Charged with Multiple Felonies Refuses Right to Counsel
By Mairead Perez SANTA BARBARA, CA – Michael Bosch surprised everyone here Thursday in Santa Barbara County…
Opposing Arguments Submitted As Judge Will Decide Constitutionality of SB 1437 in 2002 Halloween Homicide Case
The petition for resentencing under SB 1437 for two of the men convicted in the 2002 double-murder…
Eye on the Courts: Does Prop. 47 Slow DNA Collection of Those Accused of Felonies?
The Sacramento Bee yesterday published an editorial in which they argued that Prop. 47, which the Bee…