Judge Maintains $250,000 Bail for Woman – Minor Victim’s Mother Speaks against Release
By Ramneet Singh WOODLAND, CA – Yolo County Superior Court Judge Tom Dyer denied release or bail…
Ongoing Impacts of COVID Pandemic in Courtroom – Suspects, Victims Wait Four Years for Again-Delayed Trial
By Emma Kantor, Sofia Leguria, and Stacie Guevara WOODLAND, CA –Theo Mitchell Ray Kelso and Isaiah Montrey…
PD Raises ‘False Positive’ in DUI Case – Judge Still Set $5,000 Bail
By Alexander Ramirez WOODLAND, CA. – While driving under the influence cases are fairly normal in court,…
Public Defender Pushes Prosecution for Trial in Low Level Case
By Delilah Hammons WOODLAND, CA – One year ago a “Jane Doe” picked up multiple misdemeanors, followed…
Deemed Incompetent to Stand Trial, Man Removed from Court for Interrupting Judge
By Gabriel Eskandari WOODLAND, CA. – In Yolo County Superior Court last Friday, Judge David Rosenberg ordered…
Public Defender Pledges to Pay Client’s Bail Reassumption Fee if Not Waived
By Gabriel Eskandari WOODLAND, CA. – Deputy Public Defender Richard Van Zandt Friday during a pre-hearing conference…
Judge Won’t Release Man Pretrial – Charged with Alleged Shooting, Police Threats
By Alexander Ramirez WOODLAND, CA – Roberto Moses Ordonez, III, was in Yolo County Superior Court late…
Judge Allows Man to Postpone Sentencing in Violent Domestic Violence Case to See Dying Mother Out-of-State
By Anna Zheng WOODLAND, CA – Brian Tracey Mock appeared in Yolo County Superior Court here late…
The Vanguard Week in Review: Court Watch July 6-9, 2021
Compiled by Stacie Guevara The Vanguard is an online news group that provides coverage of criminal justice…
Public Defender Cites Constitutional Violation When Judge Denies Bail to Man Who Allegedly Threw Rock through Parole Office Window
By Dario McCarty and Maia Surendra WOODLAND, CA – Terrance Miles was charged with three alleged felony…
Defense Wins, but Loses: Judge Denies Felony Reduction Motion in Firearm Threat Case
By Julietta Bisharyan and Allison Hodge WOODLAND, CA –– At the preliminary hearing for an alleged firearm,…
Passerby Claims Witness to Beating of Girlfriend
By Beth Miller and Jose Medina WOODLAND, CA – Defendant Dwain Desmar Smith, II—spotted allegedly beating his…
Trial Begins Tuesday for Man Accused of Assault with Pair of Scissors
By Kathryn Wood WOODLAND, CA – The trial of a man accused of threatening people with a…
Mother Stays Out of Jail for Now Despite Arguments from Prosecution to Put Her Away
By Roxanna Jarvis WOODLAND, CA – A Yolo Superior Court judge gave defendant Barbara Parlette another chance…
Defense Objects to Court Protective Order for Mom, without Mom’s Input
By Alexander Ramirez WOODLAND, CA – Yolo County Deputy Public Defender Martha Sequeira here last week told…
Perceptive Judge Shows Concern for Injured Defendant, Cuts Deal but without Defense Assistance
By Derrick Pal WOODLAND, CA — A perceptive Yolo County Superior Court judge appeared to show concern…
Judge Requests Additional Briefing After Hearing of West Sacramento Murderer Seeking Parole
By Ankita Joshi WOODLAND, CA – Kenneth Ray Buffer, convicted of murder in 1995, was denied parole…
Woman Previously Charged with Attempted Murder Wants Charge Reinstated After She Claims Lawyer Failed to Inform Her
By Ned Meiners WOODLAND, CA – In June of last year, Yolo County Superior Court dismissed charges…
Defendant’s ‘Bad Experience’ with Alternative Program – Assured by Judge ‘We’ll Get There’
By Derrick Pal WOODLAND, CA — Judge David Rosenberg was part patience and part understanding in a…
Victim of Alleged Wooden Stick Attack May Have Been Armed, but Police Didn’t Investigate
By Hongyi Wen WOODLAND, CA – The judge here in Yolo County Superior Court on Wednesday refused…
