Exclusive: Court Authorizes Sacramento Jail Inmate Releases, and Police to Not Jail Some Arrestees
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO (2:11 p.m., Wednesday/March 18, 2020) – Information obtained exclusively…
Sacramento and Yolo County Superior Courts Announce Shut Down because of Coronavirus Threat
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO/WOODLAND – Faced with proclamations by the federal government and…
VANGUARD PROBE: Ignoring COVID-19 Health Warnings, Sacramento & Yolo Trials Go On – Jurors Packed Like Sardines
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO/DAVIS – Late Sunday, the Centers for Disease Control recommended…
Jury Convicts Man of Arson, but Not Assaulting Officers with Flaming ‘Fireball’
By Crescenzo Vellucci and Nancy Martinez Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – A Sacramento County Superior Court jury…
Plea Deal Spares Unhoused Man Long Jail Sentence in Case Where Black Juror Kicked Because of Appearance
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – An unhoused man – facing five felonies after…
Wrong Way Driver Convicted – But Jury Kicks 3 of 4 Strike Felonies
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Sacramento County Assistant Public Defender Guy Danilowitz pulled…
Two Held for Murder in Death of Sacramento Man Found Near Hospital
By Nancy Martinez Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – In the early hours of the morning of June…
Jury Acquits Man Accused of Resisting Arrest, Battery on CHP Officer
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – There was a time, in this sleepy town…
Scant Evidence Gets Galt Man 90 Days – But He Could Have Been Shot in Confrontation with Deputies
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Jurors in the Sacramento County Superior Court trial of…
Judge OKs Rape Trial Despite Big Questions
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – “Shauku” is a fine name. But, Shauku Daryl Barksdale…
Sacramento Judge Admits He Doesn’t Like It, but Releases Woman from Murder Conviction
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Raoul M. Thorbourne this…
Son of Big Business Owner Guilty of Felony Arson After Small Fence Fire – Sexual Molestation Accusations Barred from Trial
By Nancy Martinez and Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Defense lawyers who don’t present any…
Estranged Husband Walks Free after Accused of Stabbing Wife in Face
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Defendant Andre Lamont Smith – accused of planting a…
Jury Acquits Former Cal Football Player/Law School Student of Attempted Murder Charges
By Nancy Martinez and Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – About 10 years ago, Alexander Logan…
New Legal Action Charges City of Sacramento Stonewalls Record Request in Mass False Arrests at Police Brutality Protest
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The VANGUARD has learned that the city of Sacramento…
Stockton Jury Says It Believes Victim of Police Beating in 1st Phase of Civil Rights Suit Decision
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau STOCKTON, Ca – The 12-person jury now deliberating in a San…
Anti-Vaccination Activists in Court Again, Facing Serious Felony and Misdemeanor Charges
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Two militant anti-vaccination activists were in court here this…
Face Stabbing Victim Recants, Claims Husband Didn’t Do It – Judge Doesn’t Believe Her
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – A scissors plant in the face of the victim…
DA Dismisses Case Where Defense Claimed Sacramento County Jury Pool is Racially Biased
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – A criminal case here in Sacramento County Superior Court…
Militant Anti-Vaccination Activists Make Headlines, Face Criminal Charges – Lawmakers Seek Restraining Orders
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – A lobbyist or big money donor is one thing….
