COURT WATCH: Jury Trial Proceeds for Homeless Man – Defense Argues Officers Used Excessive Force, Targeted Homeless
By Audrey Sawyer, Karime Montano Ayon MODESTO, CA – Two law enforcement officers testified this past week…
COURT WATCH: Prosecution Forgets to Tell Court Key Witness Can’t Appear; Leads to Loss of Work for Accused When Judge Grants Delay
By Olivia Biliunas and Darlin Navarrete WOODLAND, CA – The accused was told here Tuesday morning at…
COURT WATCH: Second Resentencing Petition Considered in 2nd Degree Murder Felony Case
By Cheyenne Galloway MODESTO, CA – District Deputy Attorney Amy Elliot Neumann and Alternate Public Defender Clifford…
COURT WATCH: DUI Jury Trial – Defense Claims Vacaville Officer Entrapped Accused, Should Not Have Allowed Unhoused Man to Drive
By Avery Redula, Yenah Lee and Madison Whittemore WOODLAND, CA – A jury trial proceeded here in…
COURT WATCH: Defense Moves to Dismiss Case after Prosecution Changes Misdemeanor to Infraction, Threatening Right to Free Counsel, Jury Trial
By Holly Werris WOODLAND, CA – Prosecution and defense here in Yolo County Superior Court were split…
COURT WATCH: Emotions Spark in Drug Case Closing Arguments
By Yash Mishra SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Mixed emotions erupted between the prosecution and the defense in…
Guest Commentary: Bring Back the Jury Trial
by Miriam Aroni Krinsky Plea bargaining is, in theory, intended to serve as an integral part of…
Private Versus Public Place Issue Debated Pretrial after Accused Rejects DA Plea Deal
By Belen Avelar WOODLAND, CA – A pretrial motion over what is public or private space and…
Jury Trial: Defense Suggests Police Officer Arrested Man before Proper Investigation, Unfairly Charged
By Cynthia Hoang-Duong, Zainab Antepli, Brinda Kalita and Estefany Romero WOODLAND, CA – In a jury trial…
Quadruple Murder Penalty Phase: Police Testimony Suggests 3 Officers Struck Larin-Garcia
By Kaylee Pearlman RIVERSIDE, CA – The jury trial—penalty phase—for convicted quadruple murderer Jose Vladimir Larin-Garcia proceeded…
Defense Claims Prosecution Did Not Meet ‘Burden of Proof’ in Murder Trial Closing Statement
By Paloma Sifuentes RIVERSIDE, CA- The case of Manuel Silverio Barbarin, Jr., (alias Chris Barbarin) and Christian…
New Trial Proceeds for Man Accused of Quadruple Homicide in Palm Springs in 2019
By Naya Wiezel RIVERSIDE, CA – A jury trial reconvened here in Riverside County Superior Court last…
Prelim Determines Man to Stand Trial on 4 Counts, Including Rape, Criminal Threats – He Claims Sex ‘Consensual’
By Leila Katibah SANTA BARBARA – Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge Thomas Adams was blunt. “For…
Death Penalty Foe Who Lost Mother, Family in Another Massacre, Comments on Jury Decision to Not Give Parkland School Killer Death Penalty
By The Vanguard Staff FT LAUDERDALE, FL – After a Florida jury today spared Nikolas Cruz—the Parkland…
Jury Trial Ongoing, Victims Shot & Found in Car Collision
By Leslie Acevedo and Talia Kruger RIVERSIDE, CA – A murder trial proceeded here in Riverside County…
Stanislaus Judge Refuses to Let Accused Fire Court-Appointed Attorney, Sets Jury Trials for Early 2023
By Leila Katibah MODESTO, CA – In a closed hearing Monday morning in Stanislaus County Superior Court,…
Judge Denies Motion to Separate Murder, Adult Store Robbery Jury Trials for ‘Judicial Economy’ After Defense Asks Judge to ‘Educate’ Them
By Leila Katibah SANTA BARBARA, CA – “Educate me on the relevance between the burglary of a…
Motion Filed to Suppress Illegally Obtained Evidence in Man’s DUI Case, Now Set for Trial
By Brinda Kalita, Citalli Florez, and Michael Apfel MODESTO, CA- A motion to suppress illegally obtained evidence…
After Sentencing, Accused Promises to Pay Everything Back to Victim
By Ivan Villegas WOODLAND, CA – “As soon as I found out who the rightful owner of…
DUI Accused Found Guilty by Jury after Prosecutor Notes Accused May be ‘Truthful,’ but Needs New Friends
By Gracy Joslin and Ivan Villegas WOODLAND, CA – A jury here in County Superior Court this…
