Sunday Commentary: DA Reisig Has Turned the Dev Case into a Political Football – That’s Unfortunate
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – A few weeks ago, Ajay Dev’s attorney, Jennifer…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Couzens Weaves Full Election Conspiracy into Ajay Dev Court Motion
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – A few weeks ago the Ajay Dev evidentiary…
Couzens Injects DA Race Politics into Ajay Dev Motion
By Robert J. Hansen Woodland, CA – A motion has been filed by the Yolo County District…
A Community Activist Ran an IE against Reisig in 2018, He Tried to Charge Her Criminally for Doing So
By Robert J. Hansen Community activist and organizer Maria Grijalva helped organize a protest in April 2016…
Court Denies Challenge to AB 1950, Couzens to Withdraw Remainder of the Challenges
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – This week the Yolo County DA’s office received…
Commentary: Yolo DA Files 30 Appeals Challenging AB 1950 on Extraordinarily Superficial Grounds
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Last year Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law…
Commentary: Yolo Deputy DA Couzens Opposes Proposed Changes to Robbery Law Even As Boss Attempts to Paint Himself As Reformer
By David M. Greenwald Woodland, CA – As we swing toward campaign season, the Yolo County DA…
My View: Reisig Finds Himself on the Wrong Side of History and the Law Yet Again
By David M. Greenwald The big news in the criminal justice circles this week was the unanimous…
Monday Morning Thoughts: A Look at the Yolo DA and the Question – Is There an Internal Battle on to Replace Reisig?
By David M. Greenwald We have heard a lot of rumors about the Yolo County DA’s office—some…
My View: 1437 Exposes Just How Out of Step Yolo DA Actually Is
It is a DA’s office that has long tried to claim the mantle of progressiveness, even though…
Judge Rejects DA’s Attempt to Deny 1437 Hearing, Asks for Briefing on Prima Facie Showing
Judge Paul Richardson rejected a request from Deputy DA Ryan Couzens to rule that the SB 1437…
Arguments Submitted on SB 1437 and Special Circumstances in Halloween Case
Originally Judge Paul Richardson was going to move from criminal to family court, but late in December…
Dev Hearing Postponed Again Until February as Both Sides Attempt to Get Translation of Prison Phone Conversations
It has been over a month since the last hearing on October 28 ended as the petitioner…
Commentary: Like Father, Unlike Son – Couzens and the Constitutionality of SB 1437
After the momentous ruling earlier this week on SB 1437 by the 4th District Court of Appeals,…
Yolo County 1437 Case Put Off until January, Yolo DA Continues to Challenge Felony Murder Reform
While the Fourth Appellate District of California has ruled that SB 1437 is constitutional, the Yolo County…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Couzens Illustrates Win at All Costs Approach that Puts Innocent People at Risk of this District Attorney
Analysis: Court Transcripts Show Mr. Couzens Setting Up the Ambush When Ryan J. Couzens, Deputy DA in…
Couzens Ambushes Ajay Dev Team with a Transcript Trap
Monday’s evidentiary hearing of the ten-year-old Ajay Dev case began with more of the same from Deputy…
My View: DA Plays Hardball in Efforts to Free Ajay Dev
We are two weeks out from another evidentiary hearing for Ajay Dev, but perhaps the most telling…
Deputy DA’s Request for All of Dev’s Previous Attorney Files Denied
By Danielle Silva In light of Ajay Dev filing an Ineffective Assistance of Counsel claim, the prosecution’s…
My View: Ajay Dev Meets the Notorious Yolo County Deputy District Attorney Ryan J. Couzens
It is really too bad that they don’t allow cameras into courtrooms – I think the public…
