COURT WATCH: Defense Demands Evidence, Prosecution Maintains CHP Claims It Doesn’t Exist
By Leela Bronner WOODLAND, CA – The defense filed a motion to compel the production of specific…
COURT WATCH: Judge Denies Unhoused Man Shorter Parole, Disagrees with Defense over Parole Violation
WOODLAND, CA – In a contested violation of parole hearing late last week in Yolo County Superior…
COURT WATCH: Judge Rejects Paperwork, Denies Accused Mental Health Diversion
By Olivia Biliunas and Rajesvi Deora WOODLAND, CA – An accused was denied Mental Health Diversion at…
COURT WATCH: Judge Denies Request to Reduce DUI Causing Injury Despite Acknowledging Injuries ‘Not Particularly Extreme’
By Kaveh Nasseri and Audrey Sawyer WOODLAND, CA – Yolo County Superior Court Judge David Reed…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Governor Newsom Has a Chance to Fix What He Helped to Break in Yolo County
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Governor Newsom has been rightly lauded for appointing…
Judge Expresses Concern about Accused, but Still Grants Supervised Release
By Daniella Espinoza and Dani Kim YOLO, CA— A judge here in Yolo County Superior Court this…
Elderly Accused Violates Probation – Zoom Problems, Defense Claims
By Ivan Villegas WOODLAND, CA – Zoom problems—and the advanced age of an accused—led to a violation…
Rock Assault or Lawnmower Accident? Judge Holds Man on All Counts in Alleged Rock Throwing Incident
By Ramneet Singh WOODLAND, CA – Judge David Reed here in Yolo County Superior Court this past…
Judge Orders Woman Charged with Possession of Knife and Drugs to Stay Away from UC Davis
By Wayne Chan WOODLAND, CA— In Yolo County Superior Court this week, Judge David Reed released a…
Judge Sets High Bail in Gun Possession Case Citing Danger to the Public
By Wayne Chan WOODLAND, CA— in Yolo County Superior Court this week, Deputy District Attorney Deanna Hays…
Woman Voices Concern about Needing to Appear in Person
By Ramneet Singh WOODLAND, CA – Yolo County Superior Court Judge David Reed presided over a felony…
Woman Refuses All Legal Help Offered by Judge, Public Defender – Declares ‘I Just Want to Get This Over With’
By Tommy Nguyen and Ivan Villegas WOODLAND, CA – During her arraignment hearing here in Yolo County…
Judge Recalls Warrant in Traffic Case When Accused Demonstrates Will to Take Responsibility
By Tommy Nguyen WOODLAND, CA – During a man’s arraignment hearing this week, the judge decided to…
Man Claims Just Sitting in Car, Set for Burglary Trial
By Veronica Miller and Eliza Hernandez WOODLAND, CA – In Yolo County Superior Court this week, Judge…
Defendant with Mental Disabilities Held in Jail after Alleged Felony Stalking of Grandfather’s Roommate
By Michael Wheeler WOODLAND—Defendant Robert Husted’s intellectual disabilities did not prevent Yolo County Superior Court Judge David…
Judge Questions How Mental Health Factored into Crime of Felon Getting Gun to Protect Kids
By Serene Chang, Tatiana Gasca, and Koda Slingluff WOODLAND, CA – Defendant Richard Alvarado Segura sat in…
Judge Limits Evidence from Prosecutor Witness Based on Junk Science
By David M. Greenwald Woodland, CA – Work on forensic evidence that has emerged from wrongful conviction…
Yolo DA Says Police Don’t Have to Come to Court to Testify, Public Defender Calls It ‘Hypocritical’ and ‘Inconsistent’
By Tiffany Devlin WOODLAND – Deputy Public Defender Richard Van Zandt argued in Yolo County Superior Court…
Yolo Judge Notes Tougher Sacramento Court Probation Rules, Releases DUI Defendant
By Tiffany Devlin WOODLAND – Deputy Public Defender Richard Van Zandt argued that Defendant Jose Morales Alvarez…
Three Strikes Defendant Released on Own Recognizance Due to Fatal Brain Cancer
By Kristen Tuntland A defendant with fatal brain cancer but also three strikes was released on his…
