COURT WATCH: Cop Admits Mistake after Slamming Youth against Courthouse Wall Before Hearing – Public Defender Calls It ‘Racial Profiling’
By Varun Noronha SAN FRANCISCO, CA – At the beginning of a preliminary hearing in San Francisco…
COURT WATCH: Fentanyl Case Dismissed in Preliminary Hearing after Judge Rules Search Unlawful
By Varun Noronha SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Michael Rhoads Friday tossed…
COURT WATCH: Defense Argues ‘Self Defense’ for Woman Accused in Domestic Violence Case – Separately, Alleged Victim Claims Police Tasered Him
By Audrey Sawyer WOODLAND, CA — An accused woman facing allegations of inflicting felony corporal injury on…
COURT WATCH: Judge Proceeds with Felony Charges against 19-year-old, Keeps $85K Bail – Blames Another Judge
By Alicia Mayora Olivares SAN FRANCISCO, CA – After charging a 19-year-old with a felony for allegedly…
COURT WATCH: Judge Recognizes Accused’s Economic Struggles, Reduces Felony Shoplifting Charge to Misdemeanor
By Frances Eusebio and Madison Whittemore WOODLAND, CA – During a preliminary hearing Tuesday in Yolo County…
COURT WATCH: Judge Refuses to Debate True Cost of Window Replacement, Rules Accused Must Go to Trial on Felony
By Sofia Hosseinzadeh WOODLAND, CA – Yolo County Superior Court Judge Daniel Wolk Monday refused to have…
COURT WATCH: Judge Orders Accused Held on Mayhem Charge for Chin-Biting Incident, Despite Defense Arguments
By Madison Whittemore MODESTO, CA – A preliminary hearing Monday in Stanislaus County Superior Court for a…
COURT WATCH: $105,000 Bail Bond Not Reduced in ‘Bat’ Threat Case against Mother, Despite Both Accused Being Unable to Pay
By Julie McCaffrey and Zoe Fay MODESTO, CA – Chief Deputy Public Defender Reed Wagner requested a…
Judge Holds Man to Answer on Charges, Despite DNA Evidence Being Sole Basis for Identification
San Francisco, CA – Judge Michael Rhoads on Wednesday ruled that DNA evidence was sufficient for the…
COURT WATCH: Man Charged with Resisting Arrest after Collapsing from Shoulder Pain
By Sofia Hosseinzadeh and Madison Whittemore MODESTO, CA – Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge Dawna Reeves Monday…
COURT WATCH: Judge Refuses to Reduce Unhoused Man’s Felony Charge to Misdemeanor Despite Acknowledging Little Solid Evidence
By Yenah Lee and Madison Whittemore WOODLAND, CA – An unhoused man charged with felony vandalism failed…
COURT WATCH: Homeless Man Held in Jail; Judge Agrees with Defense that Evidence ‘Weak’
By Citlalli Florez WOODLAND, CA – A homeless man is being held in jail here after an…
COURT WATCH: Judge Denies Motion to Convert Felony to Misdemeanor for Getaway Driver/Nursing Student
By Holly Werris WOODLAND, CA – A judge denied a motion to change a getaway driver’s felony…
COURT WATCH: Man Arrested, Tased Twice for Allegedly Throwing Pencil-Sized Stick – a Twig – at Officer; Judge Reduces Some Charges
By Paige Barrella WOODLAND, CA – Last Thursday afternoon here in Yolo County Superior Court, during a…
COURT WATCH: Judge Rules Miranda Rights Not Violated, Sets Felony Trial Date for Accused, Who Returned Allegedly Stolen Goods
By Holly Werris MODESTO, CA – A judge here in Stanislaus County Superior Court this week ruled…
COURT WATCH: Judge Casts Doubt on Prosecution’s Felony Offer, Suggests Motion to Reduce Charge
By Cynthia Hoang-Duong and Elina Sadeghian MODESTO, CA –Judge Carrie Stephens raised questions about Deputy District Attorney…
COURT WATCH: Man with Mental Breakdown Tasered, Taken to Jail; Judge Agrees to Hold Him for Trial on $100K Bail after Alleged Standoff
By Paige Barrella WOODLAND, CA – At a preliminary hearing, Yolo County Superior Court Judge Sonia Cortés…
COURT WATCH: Simple Traffic Stop of Scooter Driver Turns into Forceful, Now Felony, Arrest
By Rena Abdusalam WOODLAND, CA – An accused man’s preliminary hearing was held last week here in…
COURT WATCH: Man Held for Trial on 2 Counts of Intent to Sell Meth Despite Defense Claim of Lack of Evidence Pointing to Clear Intent
By Cheyenne Galloway WOODLAND, CA – Deputy Public Defender Peter Borruso argued here in a Yolo County…
COURT WATCH: Public Defender Raises Reasonable Doubt Regarding Vehicle Theft – Was Vehicle THE Stolen Vehicle?
By Rena Abdusalam WOODLAND, CA – At a preliminary hearing for a vehicle theft case late last…
