Monday Morning Thoughts: Yolo County Can Do Better on Diversity
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Up until 2023, Yolo County had really trended…
COURT WATCH: Judge Denies Defense Motion to Reduce Severity of Probation Terms Despite Risks to Man’s Employment, Sober Status
By Adam Soloranzo and Cynthia Hoang-Duong WOODLAND, CA – Judge Sonia Cortés adhered to the probation department’s…
Severely Injured in Bike Accident, Accused Hearing Delayed – Judge Avoids Jokes
By: Gracy Joslin and Ivan Villegas WOODLAND, CA – The accused’s case was pushed to a later…
Road Rage: Motorcyclist v. Car Preliminary Hearing
By Ariel Abdallah WOODLAND – Road rage—and the results thereof—was in full display here Monday in Yolo…
Defense Attorney Complains about Other Defense Attorney
By Pavan Potti WOODLAND – When the case of the People v. Francisco Ponce and Sergio Gamino…
Despite Emotional Plea, Yolo Judge Informs Sexual Abuse Victim Law Won’t Let Him Help
By Tiffany Devlin WOODLAND – The victim of a sexual assault case offered a powerful and emotional…
Commentary: Like Father, Unlike Son – Couzens and the Constitutionality of SB 1437
After the momentous ruling earlier this week on SB 1437 by the 4th District Court of Appeals,…
Judge Reduces Domestic Violence Charge to a Misdemeanor
By Sarah Gregory Judge David Rosenberg reduced a traditionally felony domestic violence charge to a misdemeanor on…
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…
Commentary: What to Make of the Judge-PD Dispute
During a preliminary hearing last spring, two police officers in the courtroom noticed one of the defendants…
Commentary: Was Justice Served in the Jo Case?
Commentaries in court cases often boil down to whether one agrees or disagrees with the jury. The…
Juror #5 in Jo Trial Removes Self Due to Unjust Law Paving Way For Guilty Verdict
After Dismissal, Jury Quickly Finds Jo Guilty By Jackie Snyder On the afternoon of March 3, 2015,…
UPDATE: Jury Finds Jo Guilty of Kidnapping
UPDATE: A Yolo County jury returned a verdict of guilty in the case of Nan-Hui Jo on…
Defendant Takes Stand in Kidnapping Trial
By Jackie Snyder and Lauren King On February 26, 2015, Deputy Public Defender Dean Johansson called his…
Child Abduction Case Resumes
by Makisha Singh The Nan Jo child abduction case resumed on February 25 with both attorneys exploring…
Prosecutor Attempts to Show Mother Was Served Notice of Family Court Trial
by Jackie Snyder, Lauren King, and Mahanaz Ebadi February 24, 2015, marked the third day of the…
Father Testifies in Kidnapping Trial
By Jackie Snyder and Makisha Singh The trial of Nan-Hui Jo resumed at 9 a.m. on February…
Testimony Began Friday in Korean Mother Trial
By Makisha Singh and Lauren King After the opening statements in which the attorneys told of the…
Kidnapping Trial: Did Mother Flee to Korea Out of Malice or Fear for Safety?
The key question that jurors face in the trial of Nan-Hui Jo is whether in 2009, when…
Eye on the Courts: Reforms and the Changing Views on Crime and Punishment
My last two days in court, I observed a couple of interesting things that relate to recent…
