Caught, Defendant Waives Rights, Pleads Guilty to Possessing a Firearm
By Yuanqi Ivy Zhou SACRAMENTO – At the end of the day, defendant Nitendra Lal didn’t bother…
Even $1 Million Bail Not High Enough to Free Man Who Threatened Ex’s Boyfriend and Kids
By Ayanna Gandhi SACRAMENTO – Assistant Public Defender Sameera Ali came into Sacramento County Superior Court Tuesday…
Cross-Examination Gets Testy; 2 Defendants Head to Trial, Comrade Heads to Jail When He’s Found
By Jess Taylor SACRAMENTO – After a lengthy preliminary hearing here Monday in Sacramento County Superior Court,…
Defense Attorney Strikes Out – Sacramento Judge Denies All Defense Motions
By Mella Bettag SACRAMENTO – In Valentyn Stepanov’s preliminary hearing this Monday, Judge Delbert W. Oros was…
Judge Chastises Cops for ‘Sloppy Police Work’ in Felony in Vandalism Case
By Josué Monroy SACRAMENTO – A Sacramento County Superior Court judge admonished the prosecution for presenting a…
‘Can I speak?’ – Defendant Adamant There Should Not Have Been a Warrant for His Arrest
By Angelina Caplanis SACRAMENTO – A defendant in Sacramento County Superior Court here last Friday for probation…
Turning a Domestic Dispute into Serious Felony Charge – Now Set For Trial
By Nick Domenici SACRAMENTO – Defendant Eric Giannini was bound over to stand trial for resisting a…
Hot Car Hood Good Enough for Judge to Find Sufficient Evidence to Set Trial
By Nikki Suzani SACRAMENTO – Judge Tami Bogert decided that a hot car hood was sufficient evidence…
‘Lucky’ Man Guilty of 4th DUI in 10 Years
By Ayanna Gandhi SACRAMENTO – Brian Tipton might be called a “lucky” man, even though he was…
Man Wins, but Loses as DA Needs to ‘Strengthen Her Case’
By Layla Mustafa SACRAMENTO – A Sacramento County Superior Court preliminary hearing in the case of People…
Man Stabbed after Months of Altercations with His Neighbor
By Roxanna Jarvis SACRAMENTO – Not exactly a good neighbor moment—after months of altercations between neighbors, one…
Defense Attorney Claire White Knows Math – Convinces Judge to Reduce Bail by $100K for Client
By Angelina Caplanis SACRAMENTO – Some lawyers know math. In the case of defense counsel Claire White,…
Three Defendants Set to Stand Trial for Smuggling Methamphetamine Letters into Jail
By Dominique Kato SACRAMENTO – An alleged elaborate plot to smuggle drugs into a Sacramento County jail…
Man Accused of Pimping Girlfriend – He Texted Her ‘I’m Glad I Own U’
By Josué Monroy SACRAMENTO – A Sacramento man accused of pimping and pandering, after being arrested in…
Man Held after He and Woman Attack Another Woman with Gun, Child Watches
By Evelyn Valerio SACRAMENTO – A Sacramento man is currently being held in custody for a violent…
Prosecution Overreach? DDA Wins One, Loses One in Hearing of Engagement Party Defendants
By Abigail Swallow SACRAMENTO – The deputy district attorney overreached a little—and in the end won one,…
Strong Likelihood of Strike in Plea in Case
By Nick Domenici SACRAMENTO – A young man in his mid-twenties here in Sacramento County Superior Court…
Zoom Poses Challenge to Credible Defendant Identification
By Jaden Jarmel-Schneider SACRAMENTO – A bailiff’s cinematography on Zoom and a law enforcement officer’s technical confusion…
Judge Cuts Bail, but 3-Strikes Ex-Felon Still Needs $1 Million to Bail Out of Jail
By Susana Jurado SACRAMENTO – The good news for a three-strikes ex-felon here Friday is that his…
Defendant Pursued by Police Said He Bought Stolen Car for $1,140 and Weed
By Susana Jurado SACRAMENTO – Bryant Dimitri Clark concocted a long-winded tale that included Yum Yum Donuts,…
