Inmate Homicide of Former Yolo County Convict at California State Prison, Sacramento, Prompts Investigation; Mother Wants Answers
By Roxanna Jarvis and Ramneet Singh SACRAMENTO – Officials are investigating the death of 25-year-old inmate Braydon…
Updated: Officer Responsible for Search Warrant of Breonna Taylor’s Home Terminated
By Kalani E. Gaines LOUISVILLE, KY – Another officer involved in the case of Breonna Taylor’s police…
Judge Won’t Lower Bail for Cooperating Defendant, Argues under Previous Law Defendant Could Be Charged with Murder
By Mia Machado SACRAMENTO – Denying a bail review motion, Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Michael Savage…
Innocent Trespass Order Results in Not-So-Innocent Alleged Homicide at Local Sacramento Library
By Alana Bleimann and Koda Slingluff SACRAMENTO – Accused murderer Ronald Seay, charged in a 2018 homicide…
Judge Denies Defendant Motion for Dismissal, Arguing Delay Was Defendant’s Own Fault
By Mia Machado RIVERSIDE – Judge Anthony Villalobos shut down the defendant’s claim that he was wrongfully…
SF DA Boudin, Weeks After Announcing Historic Charges against SFPD Officer, Declines to Prosecute 2 Other Officers
By Ruby Chavez SAN FRANCISCO- San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced the charges against officers in…
After 25 Years in Prison, Jaythan Kendrick is Exonerated In Queens
By Ruby Chavez QUEENS, NY- Jaythan Kendrick has spent 25 years, a quarter century, in prison trying…
Preliminary Hearings Begin for Trio in New Year’s Day Murder Case
By Josue Monroy and Madison Forwood SACRAMENTO – A preliminary hearing began here in Sacramento County Superior…
After Years of Trying, Joseph Webster Finally Finds Relief in 2006 Tennessee Conviction
By Ruby Chavez NASHVILLE, TN – It’s not as though Joseph Webster ever stopped trying, and on…
Man Sentenced to Death for Kidnapping and Rape Files Habeas Petition for Conviction
By Julietta Bisharyan and Linh Nguyen TERRE HAUTE, IN – Orlando Cordia Hall, who has been sentenced…
Man Accused of Killing Wife Held to Answer after Preliminary Hearing Friday
By Nina Hall SACRAMENTO – On January 14 of this year, a witness said he received a…
Authorities Say Woman Admitted Stabbing and Killing Boyfriend
By Kianna Anvari SACRAMENTO — Norva Patton was present in Sacramento County Superior Court this week in…
Man Wrongfully Convicted 30 Years Ago Finally Freed – Prosecutor on Hot Seat
By Pavan Potti PHILADELPHIA – On a 1985 day in Northern Philadelphia, a drug deal gone wrong…
Sunday Commentary: What Purpose Would Be Served by Seeking Death Penalty in Peterson Case?
By David M. Greenwald A series of events has led to an absurd place—on Friday in Stanislaus…
California Prosecutors Seek to Retry Peterson for Death Penalty
By Layla Mustafa MODESTO – Convicted murderer Scott Peterson returned to Stanislaus County Friday, as Californian prosecutors…
Anonymous Grand Juror Reveals Homicide Charges Never Presented in Breonna Taylor Case
By Nina Hall LOUISVILLE, KY – An anonymous grand juror in Breonna Taylor’s case wrote, “The grand…
ACLU Files Brief in Support of Motion to Reopen Case of Woman Convicted of Murder for Stillborn Birth
By Özge Terzioğlu FRESNO— The ACLU of Northern California and Drug Policy Alliance filed briefs in support…
Defendant Claims Sacramento Judge Marlette Biased and Racist
By Danae Snell SACRAMENTO — According to Defendant Julisha Douglas, Judge Patrick Marlette in Sacramento County Superior…
Potential Jury Misconduct Forces CA Supreme Court to Reexamine Peterson Conviction
By Julian Verdon SAN MATEO COUNTY -The California Supreme Court has ordered another look at Scott Peterson’s…
Judge Denies, Then Bends to Public Defender Request to Delay Teen Attempted Murder Trial
By Linhchi Nguyen WOODLAND – County Deputy Public Defender Jose Gonzalez insisted several times Wednesday that a…
