Gang Testimony Presented in Attempted Murder Trial
By Tressa Bryant and Haroutun Bejanyan The trial of Michael Reyes, Liberty Landowski and Lisa Humble reconvened…
A Reflection into the Infamous Cases of 2014
by Antoinnette Borbon As the 2014 year comes to a close, I took some time to reflect on…
Will We See a Fourth Gang Trial Involving Woodland Co-Defendants?
by Antoinnette Borbon On Friday, four co-defendants were back in court with defense counsel to find out whether or…
Marsh Trial Begins; Alleged Gang Members Face Life in Just-Concluded Prelim
Jury selection in Marsh case begins by Antoinnette Borbon The courtroom was packed Monday morning, leaving virtually…
Gang Expert Testifies in Preliminary Hearing
by Saghi Nojoomi and Katie Wu Monday’s preliminary hearing continued Thursday afternoon with a gang expert’s testimony….
Facebook Page and Gang Expert Impact Closing in Craigslist Robbery Case
by Antoinnette Borbon After two days of testimony by Detective Joe Perez, who was the state’s main…
Key Witnesses Testify in Craigslist Gang Case
By Patrick Shum On August 13, 2014, the case of People v. Orozco continued with three police…
Craigslist Scam or Gang Enterprise? Will DA’s Gang Allegation Hold Up in Trial?
As Deputy DA Ryan Couzens described it, over a five-day period defendant Eduardo Orozco used Craigslist to…
Eye on the Courts: The Theater of the Absurd
Defense attorneys for the four defendants last week rightly rejected the DA’s offer of extortion – 3.8…
Defendants Reject Plea, Fourth Trial Set in Gang Case
by Antoinnette Borbon The courtroom was packed with family and friends of the four young Hispanic men,…
Juror Critical of Gang Case That Ended in Mistrial
by Antoinnette Borbon A juror, who wishes to remain anonymous, spoke candidly to the Vanguard about the…
Two Witnesses Questioned on Hearsay in West Sac Gang Case
By Saghi Nojoomi Monday’s preliminary hearing for People vs. Hernandez, Hernandez and Moreno continued on Thursday afternoon…
Testimony in Alleged West Sacramento Gang Case
by Saghi Nojoomi and Patrick Shum Deputy District Attorney Michelle Serafin began the preliminary hearing for People…
Eye on the Courts: DA’s Office at Its Worst
A few weeks ago Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig received the the 2014 Calvin E. Handy…
Plea Deal Offered In Gang Case Stuns Family Members
by Antoinette Borbon It was a stunning offer to family members today, to hear the proposed plea…
A Third Mistrial for Co-defendants in Alleged Gang Case
by Antoinette Borbon and Silvia Ramos Medina Judge Dave Rosenberg declared another mistrial in the case against…
Prosecution Throws Curve Ball in Closing in Gang Case
by Antoinnette Borbon and Silvia Ramos Medina Defense counsel used a bit of an animated reenactment of…
Expert Witnesses Testify in Gang Trial
by Saghi Nojoomi, Antoinnette Borbon, Patrick Shum, Ibraham Dbouk Yolo County Gang Task Force expert, Joe Perez,…
Judge Denies Prosecutors Motion To Admit Prior Convictions
by Antoinnette Borbon Judge David Rosenberg denied Deputy District Attorney Robin Johnson’s motion in limine to use…
Victim Reluctantly Testifies in Gang Trial
by Antoinnette Borbon Scott Nichols, who is the alleged victim in the case against four young Hispanic…
