Report: Conviction Integrity Units Form Vital Link For Reform Efforts
In October of this year, Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced that his office has created…
Eye on the Courts: Life Without Parole
On Monday, William Gardner was sentenced to life without parole for the 2013 killing of Leslie Pinkston….
Eye on the Courts: The System Failed Leslie Pinkston and the Death Penalty is Dead in California
We have not talked nearly enough about the troubling nature of the murder of Leslie Pinkston just…
Eye on the Courts: Will Yolo Convictions Integrity Unit Go Far Enough?
In 2011, Maurice Caldwell came to speak at the Vanguard’s first Dinner and Awards Ceremony. He had…
Yolo DA Creates Conviction Integrity Unit
Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced on Tuesday that his office has created “a Conviction Integrity…
Eye on the Court: Death Penalty Creates Unequal Application Under the Law
Last week, a Federal District Court Judge would invalidate the death penalty in the case of a…
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…
Eye on the Courts: Lack of Transparency in the DA’s Office Should Trouble Us All
Last week, I was researching something for my column on the District Attorney’s Victims of Crime award…
Eye on the Courts: Honoree Selections Turn DA’s Victim of Crime Tribute into a Farce
There is nothing wrong with the idea of honoring crime victims and their family. For legitimate victims…
Analysis: Judge Race Sees Strange Bedfellows for Endorsements
In 2008 and 2012, there were contested judge elections in Yolo County, and emerging with sizable wins…
Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig Endorses Beronio for Judge
For those wondering if the DA would weigh in on the judge race, the wait is over….
West Sac Looks to Implement Neighborhood Court Program Like Davis
by Antoinnette Borbon A meeting was held in West Sacramento last night for the new Neighborhood Court…