Banko Brown’s Family to Sue, AG Agrees to Review Evidence in Deadly Shooting
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins has repeatedly…
California Man Serving Life Sentence Released after Revealed That Witness Statements Were Coerced
By Robert J Hansen A California man serving life with the possibility of parole was released from…
Police Officer Who Placed Cuffed Woman in Cruiser Hit by Train Pleads Not Guilty
By Robert J Hansen GREELEY, Colo. Colorado police officer Jordan Steinke, who put a handcuffed woman in…
Judge Denies Motion to Recuse DA’s Office in McAlister Case (updated)
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – A week after hearing oral arguments on…
Former Minnesota Police Officer Found Guilty by Jury of First and Second-Degree Manslaughter for Shooting Death of Daunte Wright
By Julia Urquizo and Casey Rawlings MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Former Minnesota police officer Kimberly Potter Thursday was…
Jury Selection Starts for Officer in Murder of Daunte Wright Case
By Clarissa Rios MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Jury selection began Tuesday here in the trial of Kimberly Potter,…
Witnesses Recount Events of Alleged Intoxicated Hit-and-Run that Resulted in Death of Child
By Amy Fullerton MODESTO, CA – In a preliminary examination here in Stanislaus County Superior Court this…
Deadly California Wildfire from Gender Reveal Party Results in Multiple Charges for Couple
By Cassie Larson and Joseph Shepard SAN BERNARDINO, CA – A couple identified by prosecutors as “the…
San Leandro Police Officer Held for Voluntary Manslaughter after Fatal Shooting
By Sydney Kaplan SAN LEANDRO, CA – San Leandro Police Officer Jason Fletcher is being held…
Bail Reduced Despite Objection from Prosecution, Which Continues to Fight Virtually Every Bail Reduction Motion
By Ankita Joshi and Angela Patel SACRAMENTO, CA – Prosecutors continue to protest virtually all suggestions…
County Medical Examiner Rules Daunte Wright Death Homicide; Officer Who Shot Him Arrested
By Alexander Ramirez BROOKLYN CENTER, MN – The Hennepin County Medical Examiner has now determined Daunte Wright…
My View: Storm Shows Cracks in Our System
By David M. Greenwald Sometime next month, the US will likely top half a million dead from…
Victim’s Sister Delivers Emotional Objection to Defendant’s Proposed 12-Year Sentence for Stabbing Brother
By Anika Khubchandani SACRAMENTO – Assistant Public Defender Patricia Beza Contreras and Deputy District Attorney Matthew Michael…
Impact Statements from Victim’s Family Brings Defendant to a Tearful Apology
By Hannah Skepner WOODLAND – Defendant Nazim Shikhanstov was brought before Judge Timothy Fall this Tuesday here…
Omaha Grand Jury Indicts Bar Owner for Manslaughter of George Floyd Protestor
By Linh Nguyen OMAHA, NEBRASKA — A grand jury this week charged 38-year-old white bar owner Jake…
Defendant Sentenced to 10 Years for DUI Killing Admits ‘Traumatic Consequence of Ignorance’
By Nina Hall SACRAMENTO – Adrian Almaraz apologized, but still was sentenced to 10 years in state…
Six Years for Voluntary Manslaughter in Deadly Shooting Visibly Upsets Victim’s Family
By Dominique Kato SACRAMENTO – In a sentencing hearing here in Sacramento County Superior Court, Mathew Shaffer…
Two of Three Co-Defendants Released in Robbery and Manslaughter Trial
By Alexandra Cline SAN FRANCISCO- On Feb. 28, 2020, the final sentences for three co-defendants originally charged…
Big Day in Resentencing Court: Mayor Breed’s Brother To Have 1437 Hearing in January
By Allison Ramsey Fridays in Department 25, presided over by Judge Brandon P. Conroy, are designated for…
Manslaughter Charges Filed against Employees of Guiding Hands in the 2018 Death of Max Benson
Nearly a year after the death of Max Benson on November 28, 2018, the El Dorado County…
