COURT WATCH: Yolo Man Remains Behind Bars as Yolo Judge Ponders Bail after Overturned Jury Verdict
WOODLAND, CA – During Justin Gonzalez’s bail hearing Monday here in Yolo County Superior Court, Judge Sam…
FOLLOW-UP EXCLUSIVE: Defense Attorney Explains How Passage of SB 1437 was Able to Correct an Everyday Injustice
By Brinda Kalita MODESTO, CA- In Stanislaus County Superior Court about two weeks ago, a PC section…
COURT WATCH: Judge Approves Resentencing for Man Who Already Spent Decade in Prison on Murder, Gang Charges
By Brinda Kalita MODESTO, CA – A man’s PC § 1170.5 petition requesting resentencing was approved here Friday in…
Justin Gonzalez Case Comes Back to Yolo after Murder Conviction Overturned
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Five years after Justin Gonzalez and Alexis Velazquez…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 180: Felony Murder Elimination Project
This week on Everyday Injustice we talk with Joanne Scheer, whose son’s incarceration on felony murder, special…
Discussion After Landmark Case: People v. Strong, Helps Those Accused of Felony Murder
By Daniella Espinoza SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The California Supreme Court in August ruled that “some special…
Appellate Court Overturns Justin Gonzalez Murder Conviction
By David M. Greenwald and Robert J. Hansen Woodland, CA – In 2018 Justin Gonzalez was sentenced…
Commentary: El Dorado County Judge’s Mistaken Claim that New Felony Murder Law Unconstitutional Has Led to Wrongful Convictions
By Robert J. Hansen In May 2019, Judge Mullen declared California Senate Bill 1437 unconstitutional when the…
Man Previously Convicted for Murder Now Has the Opportunity to Be Re-Tried under New Laws
By Brinda Kalita ANAHEIM, CA- Orange County Superior Court last week reversed an order which denied Hector…
Follow-Up Report on the Effectiveness of SB 1437 – Overwhelming Majority of Applicants Denied
By Julian Verdon, Samuel Van Blaricom, Jake Wylie, Carson Eschen, and Gwyn Redemann **This report is a…
Court Reverses Sentence for Mule Creek Resident
By Dale Hurd Mule Creek resident Jose Rivera’s sentence of life without the possibility of parole (LWOP)…
Appellate Court Uses New Felony Murder Law to Remand Case Back to Trial Court for Resentencing
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Nathaniel Porter attempted to get resentencing under Penal Code section 1170.95…
Appellate Court Reverses Another Denial of SB 1437 Resentencing Petition
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – An appellate court has reversed a trial…
Appellate Court Rules Trial Court Should Have Granted Relief Under SB 1437 in 25-Year-Old Felony Murder Case
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor An appellate court has overturned a lower court’s decision denying a…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 133: Release of Vanderhorst at 46 Years of Wrongful Incarceration
In 2020, the Vanguard covered a series of hearings involving Zachary Vanderhorst, 65, who had been imprisoned…
Demonstrators Call for State Investigation into Court System and County Sheriff’s Departments
by Robert J. Hansen Sacramento, CA – A demonstration was held at the Capital yesterday for Harvest…
Commentary: As We Honor Andy Stephens, Let’s Not Forget an Innocent Man Sits in Prison Blamed for His Death
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Yesterday the Yolo County DA’s office tweeted out,…
Defense Still Missing Huge Number of Pages of Discovery in Davidson Case, Potentially Moves to Dismiss
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Tahoe City, CA – With the case set to go to…
Appellate Court Rejects Arguments Of Insufficient Evidence For Conviction nder 1437
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – California’s Third District Appellate Court this week quickly…
‘Tahoe 5’ Incarcerated Man Details 5 Years of Alleged Injustices in El Dorado County from Courts to Media
By Luke Kyaw and Ankita Joshi SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA – In January 2016, a 100-pound marijuana…
