COURT WATCH: Man Held for Trial on 2 Counts of Intent to Sell Meth Despite Defense Claim of Lack of Evidence Pointing to Clear Intent
By Cheyenne Galloway WOODLAND, CA – Deputy Public Defender Peter Borruso argued here in a Yolo County…
COURT WATCH: Judge Deals with Long, Loaded Preliminary Hearing; Defense Files Motions Against Prosecution’s Charges, Evidence
By Cynthia Hoang-Duong WOODLAND, CA – “I’m not here to say it is the court’s fault. It…
Court Watch: Judge Helps Skeptical Prosecutor Accept Plan for Accused to Avoid Jail, and Believe in ‘Glass Half Full’
By Hailey Cairns WOODLAND, CA – An accused’s sentencing hearing here in Yolo County Superior Court was…
COURT WATCH: Amended Charge to a Lighter Offense Conditioned on Man’s Agreement to Plea Deal
By Cynthia Hoang-Duong WOODLAND, CA – A felony charge was amended to a misdemeanor after a plea…
COURT WATCH: Defense Claims West Sacramento Police Officers Withheld Bathroom Privileges to Man to Coerce Him into Consenting to Illegal Blood Draw – Judge Ignores, Sets Case for Trial
By Kimberly Torres WOODLAND, CA – The defense questioned the legality of consent after a man here…
Judge Confirms Yolo DA and Sheriff’s Deputies Knowingly Failed to Investigate, Complicating Prosecution
By Jonathan Lewis WOODLAND, CA – Judge Sonia Cortés affirmed defense claims last Friday the Yolo County Sheriff’s…
Defense Argues Accused’s Right to Speedy Trial Violated because of Delays
By Cynthia Hoang-Duong WOODLAND, CA – While addressing prosecution and defense pretrial motions in Yolo County Superior…
Despite ‘Homelessness,’ Inclement Weather, Court Delays Decision in Alleged Parole Misdemeanor Case
By Audrey Sawyer and Hailey Cairns WOODLAND, CA – A man recently now facing revocation of parole…
Court Moves Basha Off Dependency Cases at His Request
On Tuesday the County Board of Supervisors joined Matt Rexroad in supporting a potential blanket Code of…
