COURT WATCH: Judge, After Fiery Exchange, Suggests Defense be Kinder to Probation Officer
LANCASTER, CA — A bench warrant hold hearing scheduled for Friday here in a Los Angeles County…
COURT WATCH: Motion to Dismiss Denied Despite Allegations of Excessive Force in Park Arrest; Defense Questions Decision to Target Accused
LOS ANGELES, CA – Deputy Public Defender Jaime L. Bourns, at a preliminary hearing Tuesday in Los…
COURT WATCH: Officer DUI Trial Testimony Troublesome, Charges Defense
WEST COVINA, CA—During a DUI/driving under the influence trial here in a Los Angeles County Superior Court…
COURT WATCH: Judge Imposes Jail and Fine in Burbank Petty Theft Case Amid Legal Complications
By Kayla Betulius BURBANK, CA – An accused was sentenced here in Los Angeles County Superior Court…
COURT WATCH: DMV Refuses to Acknowledge Court Documents – Accused Attempting to Regain Driver’s License
By Mariela Noriega-Ornelas COMPTON, CA – Deputy Public Defender Dominique Brown, in a misdemeanor hearing Tuesday morning…
COURT WATCH: Judge Changes Mind, Sends Accused to Prison for 3 Years after Initially Stating Violation Would be Suspended
By Samia Gazi WEST COVINA, CA – Judge Joan C. Chrostek sentenced the accused to three years…
COURT WATCH: Accused Ignores Warnings of Attorney, Judge; Receives Harsher Sentence After No Contest Plea for Misdemeanor
COMPTON, CA – In a pretrial hearing here Wednesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, the accused…
COURT WATCH: Accused Charged with Assault – Judge Maintains High Bail Despite Inability to Pay
WEST COVINA, CA —The accused was charged with assault and assigned $25,000 bail here last week at…
COURT WATCH: Accused Accepts 2-Year Plea Deal – Down from 4-Year Offer; Prosecution Accepts Deal, but Off Record Opposes Reduction
LOS ANGELES, CA — During a grand theft auto hearing in Los Angeles County Superior Court late…
LAWSUIT: Video Purports to Show Pearl Jam, Former Red Hot Chili Peppers Guitarist Run Over, Kill Man in LA Crosswalk
By Shriya Kali Chittapuram LOS ANGELES, CA– A lawsuit has been filed in Los Angeles County Superior…
COURT WATCH: Accused Facing Homelessness, Substance Abuse/Addiction, Warrants Services Ordered by the Court
LOS ANGELES, CA — At Wednesday’s bench warrant hold hearing in Los Angeles County Superior Court, the…
COURT WATCH: Accused with Mental Health Issues Denied Motion to Reduce Charges
LOS ANGELES, CA — The accused faced four separate counts of possible bodily injury and death here…
COURT WATCH: Father to Be Deported – Debate of Self-Defense Versus Manslaughter
LOS ANGELES, CA — At a Friday pre-trial conference in Los Angeles County Superior Court, the accused…
COURT WATCH: Judge Reduces Charges Based on Insufficient Evidence in Family Dispute
LOS ANGELES, CA – Judge Cathryn F. Brougham reduced assault and vandalism charges from felony to misdemeanor…
COURT WATCH: Accused Cuffed in Court during Progress Report Hearing; Defense Argued against Revoking Previously Granted Mental Health Diversion
By Estrella Torres LOS ANGELES CA – This past Friday, in a progress report hearing in Los…
COURT WATCH: Probation Officer Opposes Mental Health Diversion for Accused with Diagnosed Mental Health Conditions
VAN NUYS, CA – Judge Terrance T. Lewis, Deputy Public Defender Sarah Weil and Deputy District Attorney…
COURT WATCH: Man, Tried for Murder before Jury, Claims Self-Defense
By Estrella Torres LOS ANGELES CA – A jury trial held last Friday at a Los Angeles…
COURT WATCH: Judge Denies Offense Reduction 28 Years Later, Calling It ‘Slap’ in Face of Victim
By Xinhui Lin LOS ANGELES, CA – A case dating back 28 years has resurfaced in the…
COURT WATCH: Judge Claims Defense Choice of Mental Health Services Lacks Resources; Defense Disagrees
VAN NUYS, CA – In a Los Angeles County Superior Court this week, during an arraignment hearing,…
COURT WATCH: Jury Trial Witness Testimony Implicating Accused Contains Inconsistencies, Defense Charges
VAN NUYS, CA – During a jury trial at Los Angeles County Superior Court Tuesday, Deputy Public…