COURT WATCH: Judge Approves Resentencing for Man Who Already Spent Decade in Prison on Murder, Gang Charges
By Brinda Kalita MODESTO, CA – A man’s PC § 1170.5 petition requesting resentencing was approved here Friday in…
Man Sues Police and DA’s Office in 2015 Wrongful Arrest
Complaint Documents Lies by Informant, and Knowledge and Conspiracy by Police and Investigators and the Intentional Use…
Long Sentences Handed Out in Robbery Case
Last week, a Yolo County judge sentenced Ricky Hernandez to 43 years and Josh Cadenaz-Lopez to 56…
Defendant Faces Multiple Weapons and Gang Charges
By Fabiha Zaman On Tuesday afternoon in Department 14, Judge David Rosenberg presided over the conditional examination…
Investigators Testify in Robbery Case
By Kelsey Landon On Thursday morning the jury trial resumed for Ricky Gomez Hernandez and Joshua Armond…
Judge Declines to Dismiss Charges in Vehicle Pursuit Turned Murder Case
Judge Dan Maguire left murder charges in place on Friday against Trevor James Wright, stemming from a…
High Speed Pursuit in Residential Area Leads to Fatality
By Ruby Zapien Trevor Wright in early March, upon being approached in his vehicle by police officers,…
Judge Holds Defendants to Answer on Multiple Gang Charges
by Setarah Jahid On November 18, a Friday afternoon, the preliminary hearing of Javier Moreno and Robert…
Officer Testifies in Possible Street Gang Related Incident
By Ryan Gonzales On November 4, 2016, Judge Samuel T. McAdam presided over the preliminary examination of…
DA Uses Grand Jury Process to Keep Adult Charges on Four Juveniles
The early months of 2015 in West Sacramento saw a string of robberies, several of which involved…
Update: Charges Dropped Against Juvenile in WS Gun Case
Sgt. Roger Kinney confirmed on Monday evening that charges against the juvenile in the arrest witnessed by…
My View: Victim Didn’t See Alleged Effort to Intimidate, Can We Move On Now?
If someone threatens a witness, but no one sees it, have they actually threatened the witness? If…
Landowski Testimony Resumes in Lovett Trial
By Monica Velez Liberty Landowski’s testimony resumed on March 17, 2016, with Deputy District Attorney Robin Johnson…
Witnesses Take the Stand in Lovett Trial
By Monica Velez After the lunch break on March 16, 2016, Ernie Sotelo took the witness stand…
Battle Brews Between Public Defender’s Office and Judge Richardson
Last week a hearing on whether Judge Richardson should be disqualified from presiding over the Darnell Dorsey…
Judge Holds Three Defendants to Answer on Drug Lab Charges, Gang Activity
By Tiffany Yeh and Misha Berman Israel Junior Covarrubias, Riley Josiah Perez, and Amaris Amiah Rodriguez were…
Woodland Man Goes from DUI to Assault and Possible Gang Charges
by Monica Velez The night of November 8, 2015, resulted in a 19-year-old Woodland resident, Ramon Aguilera,…
