COURT WATCH: Vague Statute Wording Leads to Disagreement between Judge and Defense in Case Leading to Deportation
By Julie McCaffrey MODESTO, CA – Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge Carrie Stephens and a defense attorney…
COURTWATCH: Judge Rejects Defense Attorney Claim of Client’s Ignorance of Property’s Ownership in Vehicle Arson Case
By Cynthia Hoang-Duong MODESTO, CA – In a co-accused arson case in Stanislaus County Superior Court last…
COURT WATCH: Man Resentenced, Going Home after 10 Years in Prison – Exclaims, ‘You Won’t See Me Again’
By Fatimah Patel STANISLAUS, CA – Jesse Sebourn served 10 years in prison for a voluntary manslaughter…
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…
COURT WATCH: Man Takes Deal to ‘Just Get the Process Over With’
By Brinda Kalita MODESTO, CA – A man ended up pleading no contest to domestic violence charges…
Preliminary Hearing: Bodycam Footage Appears to Show Former Officer Fired Despite Victim’s Hands Being Raised
By Jariah Moore MODESTO, CA – Bodycam footage of the encounter between former Police Officer Joseph Lamantia…
Statements of Accused’s Mother, Victim Conflict During Preliminary Hearing
By Paloma Sifuentes MODESTO, CA – Testimony of the victim and the accused’s mother—also the victim’s mother—conflicted…
Defense Attorney Argues District Attorney Investigator Shouldn’t Handle Key Evidence
By Citlalli Florez MODESTO, CA – The defense here in Stanislaus County Superior Court last week asked…
Judge Grants Continuance for Man in Drug Rehab on Word of Defense Attorney
By Michael Apfel MODESTO, CA – In a late Friday afternoon early case management conference in Stanislaus…
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…
Man Claims Unlawful Search, but Judge Sets Trial Anyway in Drug Case
By Veronica Miller MODESTO, CA – Although the accused complained arresting officers conducted an unlawful search, Judge…
Judge, Defense Attorney Spar Over Setting Preliminary Hearing Date; Accused Languishes in Jail
By Nora Dahl MODESTO, CA – The accused, sitting in jail with bail of $300,000 on felony…
