Allegations of Prosecutorial Misconduct, Brady Violation in Recently Overturned Gonzalez Case
By Robert J. Hansen In the recent decision by the Third District Appellate Court to reverse the…
Reisig Accused of Prosecutorial Misconduct in Gonzalez Case That Was Overturned This Week
By Robert J. Hansen The Third Appellate District Court reversed the second-degree murder conviction of Justin Gonzalez…
Appellate Court Overturns Justin Gonzalez Murder Conviction
By David M. Greenwald and Robert J. Hansen Woodland, CA – In 2018 Justin Gonzalez was sentenced…
Commentary: How Prosecutors Can Serve on the Front Lines in the War against Wrongful Convictions
Yesterday I read an op-ed in the Cleveland newspaper where the head of the Innocence Project of…
Family Tries to Raise Money to Appeal Justin Gonzalez’s Wrongful Conviction
In early December, a Yolo County jury convicted Alexis Velazquez of first degree murder and Justin Gonzalez…
Commentary: Innocent Until Proven Guilty?
One of the hallmarks of our legal system is the presumption of innocence that supposedly underlies it. …
Sunday Commentary: This Is What a Wrongful Conviction Looks Like
In the summer of 2009, the Vanguard still only a few years old, I got a call…
Gonzalez Proclaims His Innocence but Sentenced to 70 to Life
Judge Daniel P. Maguire acknowledged he was troubled that he was holding a CD with a recording…
Velazquez Receives Life without Parole, but Judge Wants More in Gonzalez Motion
In early December, Alexis Velazquez was convicted of first degree murder along with special circumstances and enhancements…
Commentary: Did the DA Commit Prosecutorial Misconduct in Justin Gonzalez Trial?
In early December, a Yolo County jury convicted Alexis Velazquez of first degree murder and Justin Gonzalez…
Guest Commentary: Justin Gonzalez Case Demonstrates Judicial Inequities
By Megan Raschig California has made great strides in criminal justice reform in past years, eliminating three…
Families Call for Justice in Two Recent Wrongful Conviction Cases in Yolo County
The families of two men they believe to have been wrongfully convicted called out for justice on…
Sunday Commentary: Classic Wrongful Conviction Problems Punctuate Gonzalez Conviction
When we talked with Attorney Keith Staten, who represented Justin Gonzalez in the Case Del Sol murder…
Attorney Says Casa Del Sol Co-Defendant Was Wrongly Convicted
Last week, a Yolo County jury convicted Alexis Velazquez of first degree murder, and Justin Gonzalez was…
