Domestic Violence Victim Testifies to Recorded Phone Calls in Trial, Illustrating Alleged Threats; Defense Pushes Back
By Alexa Kendell RIVERSIDE, CA – The trial of Joe Ortega reconvened late last week here in…
Defense Attorney Justifies Defendant’s Murder, Argues It Was Self Defense, Suggests Did Society Favor, Says Judge
By Tatiana Gasca ALAMEDA, CA — In an ongoing murder case from 2018, a jury trial…
Rape Trial Cross-Examination Ends with Defense Attorney Motion to Strike Victim’s Entire Testimony
By Alexa Kendell RIVERSIDE, CA – A trial here in Riverside County Superior Court Thursday focused on…
Man Granted Pro-Per Status on the Eve of Murder Trial – Case Continued to August
By Allison Hodge SACRAMENTO, CA– On the eve of his co-defendant trial…
Restaurant Owner on Trial for Child Molestation: Wednesday Testimony
By Angie Madrid and Michael Wheeler RIVERSIDE, CA — Nearly four years in the making, a jury…
Defendant Deemed Unfit to Stand Trial after Claiming Mother Wanted to Kill Him
By Sophia Barberini SACRAMENTO, CA – Judge Stephen Acquisto here in Sacramento County Superior Court last Friday…
First Post COVID-19 Jury Trial Wraps Up in Sacramento
By Juan Garcia Urrutia and Crescenzo Vellucci SACRAMENTO – Jeffrey Powell’s nearly three-month-long trial on five counts…
Paul Hildwin Walks Free after Spending Nearly Three Decades on Death Row
By Coco Wang Paul Hildwin pleaded no contest to second-degree murder before his second retrial for the…
Witness Refuses to Testify in Drug Trial, Fearing Repercussions
By Lea Barrios WOODLAND – Methamphetamine and heroin were found in a man’s car when he was…
Defense Argues Lack of Police Investigation in Domestic Violence Trial
By Danielle Silva SAN FRANCISCO – The prosecution and the defense began their closing arguments in a…
Taylor Case Concludes with Half of the Charges Declared a Mistrial
By Jordan Lee After extending the jury trial one day in order for the jurors to complete…
Is There Reasonable Doubt in the High-Speed Chase Case?
by Antoinnette Borbon As the morning began, defense called a longtime friend of defendant Elijah Taylor of…
Defendant Claims He Was Not Driver in Chase
by Antoinnette Borbon Testimony continued today with the audiotaped interview of an accused Oregon man. It is…
Defendant Allegedly Under the Influence of Ecstasy During Chase
by Antoinnette Borbon Testimony continued today in the case against a young Oregon man accused of stealing…
CHP Car Cam Video captures High-speed Chase
by Antoinnette Borbon Testimony began this morning in the trial of an Oregon man who led California…
Joy Ride Turns Dangerous
by Jordan Lee, Antoinnette Borbon and Elaine Gabriel. A 21-year-old Oregon man allegedly stole a Chevy Silverado…
Defense Seeks to Avoid a Rush to Judgment Verdict
by Antoinnette Borbon In the state’s case against a young man from Oregon, who allegedly led authorities on…
