Prelim Determines Man to Stand Trial on 4 Counts, Including Rape, Criminal Threats – He Claims Sex ‘Consensual’
By Leila Katibah SANTA BARBARA – Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge Thomas Adams was blunt. “For…
Despite Promises by Defense to Craft Plan to Protect Community, Judge Holds Man Pretrial on $50,000 Bail
By Britney Cao WOODLAND, CA – In Yolo County Superior Court this week, a man—not identified by…
Man Sentenced to 4 Years in Ventura County Jail for Felony Drug Charges Resulting in Fatal Overdose
By Perla Brito, Naya Wiezel, and Alexis Rios-Jimenez VENTURA, CA – Ventura County Superior Court Judge Bruce…
Witness Testimony Proceeds in Murder Case Prelim – Accused Connected to Past Vandalism of Victim Properties
By Tommy Nguyen STANISLAUS, CA – The preliminary examination hearing for Juan Ibarra-Tapia resumed this week in…
Prosecutor Wonders If Questioning Should Continue after Defense Objections
By Nicole Mayer and Ivan Villegas WOODLAND, CA – Deputy District Attorney Frits Van Der Hoek considered this…
Attorney Comment about Parking Lot Altercation – ‘I Don’t Think Anybody in That Video Was a Saint’
By Ashton Yuan, Fatimah Patel and Daniella Dueñas WOODLAND, CA – Defense Attorney Jose Gonzalez suggested—at a…
Pregnant Woman Released for Risk Assessment – Judge Comments ‘Behavior Is Consistent with Someone Using Drugs’
By Leslie Acevedo and Talia Kruger VENTURA, CA – A pregnant woman in Ventura County Superior Court…
Repeat Offender Accused of Grand Theft Auto Pleads No Contest, Judge Offers Lenient Sentence for Accused’s Cooperation
By Fatimah Patel and Michael Apfel MODESTO, CA – Judge Carrie Stephens accepted John William Merritt Sharp’s…
Accused’s Victim/Mother Urges Court to Release Son, Noting Poor Mental Health; Aunt Disagrees
By Britney Cao and Daniella Duenas WOODLAND, CA – In Yolo County Superior Court this week, a…
Felony Sentencing Sends Man to Jail after Target Scuffle
By Kevin Barragan VENTURA, CA – Jeffery Ballard had a scheduled sentencing hearing in Ventura County Superior…
Man Set for Trial for Felony Drug Possession and Allegedly Pointing Homemade Firearm at Officer
By Leila Katibah MODESTO, CA – Abraham Melendez Martinez is being charged here in Stanislaus County Superior…
Judge Tells Accused There’s ‘Too Much History’ to Reduce Felony Charge
By Daniella Dueñas WOODLAND, CA – The accused was charged on Jan. 23 of this year with…
Defense Attorney Agrees His Client’s Plea Choice Terrible Decision
By Nicole Mayer and Ivan Villegas WOODLAND, CA – “I think it’s a terrible choice that he…
Man Tells Judge He ‘Does Not Want to Waste Court’s Time,’ Pleads Guilty
By Leslie Acevedo and Brinda Kalita VENTURA, CA- A man in Ventura County Superior Court Monday charged…
Judge Refuses to Postpone Sentencing for Man with Scheduled Surgery, Sends Him to Prison with Promise of Care – Maybe
By Citlalli Florez MODESTO, CA – After his final sentencing hearing last week here in Stanislaus County…
Victim Expresses Sympathy and Advocates for Accused – Judge Refuses to Release Man
By Wayne Chan WOODLAND, CA— In Yolo County Superior Court last week, the alleged victim of assault…
Defense Questions Victim’s Decision Not to Call for Help Immediately – Judge Still Sets Trial in Battery Case
By Daniella Espinoza MODESTO, CA – After a preliminary hearing here in Stanislaus Superior Court last week—featuring…
Big Criminal Record Equals $420K Bail, Judge Decides – Man Charged with Murder Pleads Not Guilty, Jury Trial Late October
By Talia Kruger VENTURA, CA – Tony Ronald Santiago pleaded not guilty to a long list of…
Man Charged with Felony Denied No Bail Pretrial Release by Ventura County Judge
By Alexis Rios-Jimenez VENTURA, CA – Gabriel Armando Mendoza pleaded not guilty here in Ventura County Superior…
Man Allegedly Throws Ex-Girlfriend Across Room in Front of Child – Judge Finds Evidence Sufficient for Trial, but Reduces Felony to Misdemeanor
By Michael Apfel MODESTO, CA – A preliminary hearing this week in Stanislaus County Superior Court in…
