Case Dropped Not Dismissed – There’s a Difference
By Nicholas Domenici SACRAMENTO – A little bit of a law school lesson follows below in the…
Sacramento Man Set to Stand Trial for Assault with a Metal Pole
By Nickolas Gardner SACRAMENTO– Last month, an altercation between Jason Diaz and an unnamed victim ended with…
Mother Pleads to be Freed from Son, Who’s Now in Jail on $1 Million Bail
By Taric Mansour SACRAMENTO – When Citrus Heights police officers responded to a disturbance phone call they…
Defendant Defends Self, Noting ‘Who better to represent me than me?’
By Lauren Smith SACRAMENTO – “I feel that I can represent myself better than anybody else can.”…
Woman Sentenced after Flinging Saw at Her Ex-Boyfriend’s Fiancée’s Head
By Susana Jurado SACRAMENTO – There are all sorts of weapons defendants here in Sacramento County Superior…
Sacramento Superior Court Proceedings Moved Outside in Part, because of COVID-19 Complications.
By Greg Walton SACRAMENTO – If you were one of the brave people who took a trip…
Woman Beats Ex, Steals His Car – Pretends to Be Him Via Text
By Roxanna Jarvis SACRAMENTO– After allegedly assaulting her ex-boyfriend, a Sacramento woman reportedly stole his car and…
UC Davis Patient Lunges for Cop Gun and Rips Up Hospital Room, Court Told
By Jose Medina SACRAMENTO – After being refused further treatment in April at the University of California,…
Victim Tells Tangled Tale in Complicated Case of Love, Death and Revenge Beating
By Alana Bleimann SACRAMENTO – Three witnesses here in Sacramento County Superior Court were called to the…
Defendant Has Outburst, Is Forcibly Removed, Refuses to Return, Does Not Prevail in Prelim
By Hannah Skepner SACRAMENTO – It was over before it got started here Monday in Sacramento County…
Sacramento Superior Courts Post-COVID-19 – A Vanguard Reporter’s First Look Inside
(Editor’s Note: When I last was at Sacramento County Superior Court in early March, just days…
Sacramento Public Defender Convinces Judge Bail Was $400,000 Too High
By Nikki Suzani SACRAMENTO – Assistant Public Defender Amanda Massimini argued long and hard here in Sacramento…
Defendant Makes Personal Plea at Sentencing to ‘Strike’ a Former Strike to be a ‘Positive Influence’
By Yuanqi Ivy Zhou SACRAMENTO – Defendant Gabriel Anthony Urbieta made a personal plea to the court…
Car Thief Escapes Five Years in Prison through Salvation Army Rehab Program
By Larkin White SACRAMENTO – A car thief may have caught a big break here in Sacramento…
Sacramento Judge Grants DA Request that Hurts Defense in Jury Trial
By Nikki Suzani SACRAMENTO – Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Michael A. Savage Friday granted Deputy District…
Man Released Multiple Times but Keeps Committing More Crimes
By Ayanna Gandhi SACRAMENTO – Defendant James Wallace didn’t like his $1 million bail here—he wanted to…
Man Accused of Fleeing Cops in Car Chase Maintains Innocence
By Jaden Jarmel-Schneider SACRAMENTO – A defendant here, accused of taking law enforcement on a merry chase…
Preliminary Hearing Doesn’t Go Well for 6 Defendants Whose Own Text Messages Show Planning of Series of Robberies
By Lauren Smith SACRAMENTO – Six defendants charged with a series of attempted robberies and burglaries in…
Sacramento Prosecutor Reprimanded by Court for Making ‘Personal Attack’ at Routine Bail Hearing
By Roxanna Jarvis and Layla Mustafa SACRAMENTO – Late last week, what appeared to be a routine…
Disturbance in Motel Room Leads to Drug and Firearm Arrest
By Roxanna Jarvis SACRAMENTO – A disturbance coming from a motel room led to the discovery of…
