Vanguard Court Watch Podcast Episode 10 – Scott Sanders and Orange County Jail Informant Scandal
This is one of the worst stories about official corruption we have seen in recent times in…
Sunday Commentary: Becerra Fails to Hold Orange County DA Accountable for Snitch Scandal
Scandal and Failure to Hold Official Accountable Highlight the Failed Prosecutorial Oversight System It has been nearly…
OC Prosecutor Ran a Secret, Unconstitutional Jailhouse Informant Scheme for Years
By Somil Trivedi When Bethany Webb’s sister, Laura, was killed in a mass shooting in 2011, she…
Commentary: AG’s Office Looks Other Way at Orange County Wrongdoing
Back in August, we asked why the supposedly liberal California Attorney General’s office was trying to seek…
Monday Morning Thoughts: AG’s Office Needs to Criminally Prosecute Sheriff and DA in Orange County Case
We have been following this case for a long time – partly because it has been going…
Judge Removes Death Penalty Option – Throws Down Gauntlet on Corrupt Officials in Orange County
Orange County Assistant Public Defender Scott Sanders came to Davis back in 2014 to talk about the…
Commentary: OC DA Denies Allegation of Jailhouse Informants on 60 Minutes
It was November of 2014 when Orange County Deputy Public Defender Scott Sanders came to Davis to…
Commentary: California Has to Figure Out a Way to Hold Prosecutors Accountable
There is a rare occurrence happening in Texas, where John Jackson, the Texas prosecutor who convicted Cameron…
My View: Why is California AG Seeking DP in Tainted Case?
It is disappointing that the California AG, a purported opponent of capital punishment, would continue the prosecution…
US DOJ Announces Investigation into Orange County DA and Sheriff’s Department
On Thursday, the US DOJ opened a civil pattern-or-practice investigation into the Orange County District Attorney’s Office…
Appellate Court Draws Line on Prosecutorial Misconduct in Blistering Ruling in OC Case
In 2014, Orange County Deputy Public Defender Scott Sanders came to Davis to discuss a case he…
Eye on the Courts: California Cracking Down on Prosecutors Withholding Evidence
A few weeks ago we presented the case of Oscar Cervantes, who has been sitting in prison…
Will Making it a Felony Curb Prosecutorial Misconduct?
It was nearly six years ago that a report from the Northern California Innocence Project documented the…
Governor Signs Key Legislation That Could Curtail Prosecutorial Misconduct
A year ago, the Vanguard brought in Orange County Deputy Public Defender Scott Sanders as the keynote…
The Bane of Prosecutorial Misconduct and What One Man Has Done To Change It
Last year when the Vanguard held its annual program for its Court Watch program, it invited Scott…
Commentary: Is Harris Finally Going to Get Serious About Prosecutorial Misconduct in California?
Earlier this year, the LA Times ran a story where federal judges accused the California State Bar…
Eye on the Courts: A Deputy Public Defender Discovers A Bombshell That Threatens to Bring Down the System
Last November, Orange County Deputy Public Defender Scott Sanders came to Yolo County to talk about his…
My View: State Bar Extracts Its Pound of Flesh From Parish
We learned this week that the State Bar Court Review Department had reserved a ruling from a…
Eye on the Courts: The Year of Misconduct
When the Vanguard planned its Fourth Annual Dinner and Awards Ceremony around the theme of prosecutorial misconduct,…
Speech at 2014 Dinner and Awards Ceremony on Prosecutorial Misconduct
The following was my speech on prosecutorial misconduct delivered last night at the Fourth Annual Vanguard Dinner…
