Newly Hired Police Officer Faces Scrutiny by Defense in Indecent Exposure Preliminary
By Fiona Davis SACRAMENTO, CA – An Assistant Public Defender criticized key testimony of a newly hired…
Men Charged with Multiple Animal Cruelty Felonies for Fighting Chickens
By Alexander Ramirez SACRAMENTO, CA – One of the chief targets of those opposed to animal cruelty…
DUI Defendant Swears It Was Vanilla in Mouth, Not Booze – Judge Doesn’t Believe Him, Calls It ‘Fraud,’ Orders Him to Jail
By Stacie Guevara SACRAMENTO, CA – Defendant Timothy Adams was called to court here in Sacramento County…
Judge Conflicted at Bail Review Hearing, Eventually Grants Pretrial Release in Child Abuse Case
By Allison Hodge SACRAMENTO, CA– Defendant Adam Martinez was granted level six pretrial release at his bail…
Judge Reduces Felony to Misdemeanor for Young Man Who Said He Plans to Join Military and Become a Doctor
By Stephanie Boulos SACRAMENTO, CA – Matthew Watt was in luck Tuesday when the presiding judge at…
Man Sent to Trial on Burglary Charge after Being Declared Mentally Incompetent Last Year
By Allison Hodge SACRAMENTO, CA– Judge Trena H. Burger-Plavan found sufficient evidence in a preliminary hearing here…
VANGUARD WEEK IN REVIEW: Court Watch July 12, 2021 – July 16, 2021
Compiled by Benjamin Porter The Vanguard is an online media group that began in the City of…
Man Allegedly Gets into Physical Altercation with Girlfriend; Police Find Guns, Judge Sets Arraignment after Prelim
By Natasha Pawar SACRAMENTO, CA – Shane Smith—who allegedly got into a physical fight with his then-girlfriend…
Defendant Denies All 12 Allegations of Child Molestation Involving Three Victims – Judge Sets Trial
By Genesis Guzman SACRAMENTO, CA – After hearing officer testimony at a preliminary hearing detailing the experiences…
Over DA Objection, Defendant Charged in Sexual Offense of Minor Released on Bail – Defense Claims Police Don’t Believe Alleged Victim
By Fiona Davis SACRAMENTO – A Sacramento County Superior Court judge here this week granted the bail…
Defense Argues Deputies Violated Sacramento Man’s 4th Amendment Rights; Judge Disagrees, but Now Defendant Is on the Run
By Ganga Nair SACRAMENTO, CA – Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Helena R. Gweon Friday denied a…
Parties Argue Contested Continuance – Defense Said It Needs More Time
By Michael Wheeler, Tracy Hobson, Evelyn Peralta SACRAMENTO—Judge Geoffrey Goodman at first last week refused to be…
Video Provides Clues to Alleged Firearm Theft, but Defendant Pleads Not Guilty
By Ganga Nair SACRAMENTO, CA – Hector Gonzalez, a Sacramento man with prior convictions of robbery in…
Three Sacramento Police Officers Testify after Questionable Stop, Search of Defendant
By Eric Grammatico, Sydney Kaplan and Linhchi Nguyen SACRAMENTO, CA – Assistant Public Defender Steven Hirsch late…
Defendant – Jailed Since 2019 Awaiting Trial – Alleges Violation of His Due Process Rights
By Michelle Luu, Dario McCarty, and Savannah Dewberry SACRAMENTO, CA – A defendant here in Sacramento County…
Boyfriend Refuses Plea Deal, Faces Trial for Allegedly Hitting Longtime Girlfriend in Face
By Neha Malhi, Julietta Bisharyan and Alan Vargas SACRAMENTO, CA — After receiving an offer from the…
Judge Gives Tongue-Lashing to Tardy Lawyers as Same Case Recalled Repeatedly
By Anna Zheng, Lois Yoo and Savannah Dewberry SACRAMENTO, CA – Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Geoffrey…
Halfway House Hustle – Was it False Imprisonment or Something Else?
By Ganga Nair and Christopher Datu SACRAMENTO, CA – A preliminary hearing here in Sacramento County Superior…
Defendant Held with No Bail After Judge Hears Dramatically Divergent Counsel Arguments
By Christopher Datu SACRAMENTO, CA – There may be, as the old television series predicted, a “million…
