Letter: Criminal Defense Work Deserves Your Respect
By Tracie Olson A recent campaign flier released by the incumbent district attorney states that voters should…
By Tracie Olson A recent campaign flier released by the incumbent district attorney states that voters should…
Does Reisig Not Support the Right to Counsel or Public Defense? The most telling aspect of the…
Students from UC Davis and Patti Pape, the mother of Eric Pape, who took his own life…
Last week the Vanguard broke the tragic news about the death of Eric Pape. The most tragic…
Part Two in Celebration of National Public Defense Week, March 18-24, 2018 By Tracie Olson Holistic defense…
Part One in Celebration of National Public Defense Week, March 18-24, 2018 By Tracie Olson National Public…
(From Press Release) – Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced plans to partner with the Public…
When the KetMoRee stabbing first occurred in September 2015, it was a stunning moment for the city…
Born in 1910, Clarence Earl Gideon was a homeless drifter who spent most of his life in and out of trouble. In 1961, a pool room in Florida was burglarized. A single eyewitness testified that he saw the burglar leave the pool room carrying a wine bottle and money, and further testified that the man he saw was Mr. Gideon. No other evidence tied Mr. Gideon to the crime.
In court, Mr. Gideon proclaimed his innocence and asked the judge to appoint him counsel, as he could not afford to hire his own. The judge denied his request, telling Mr. Gideon that the law only allowed the court to appoint counsel to those facing a capital offense. Ultimately, the jury convicted Mr. Gideon and he was sentenced to five years in state prison.
The data coming out of the county showed a large discrepancy in the resources allotted to the…
In early April, the Vanguard reported that first quarter 2016 crime stats moved downward in Davis and…
It has been just nine days since police investigators found 20-day-old Justice Rees near Rough Cut Slough…
It was the clearest signal to date that Californians are fed up with the growing costs and…
Under Proposition 47, the state would reduce to misdemeanors offenses for drug possession, petty theft, receiving stolen…
Last week, a Federal District Court Judge would invalidate the death penalty in the case of a…