COURT WATCH: Jury Finds Accused Not Guilty – Defense Argument Struck at Prosecution’s Witness Credibility, Lack of Evidence
By Cynthia Hoang-Duong WOODLAND, CA – A jury here in Yolo County Superior Court, after deliberating parts…
COURT WATCH: Security at Hospital Prosecuted after Man with Tourette Syndrome Denied Medical Care, Allegedly Assaulted
By Kristin Trent and Avery Redula WOODLAND, CA – A man with Tourette syndrome seeking emergency medical…
COURT WATCH: Judge Orders Installation of SCRAM Device in DUI Case – Unemployed Accused Agrees after Only Option Was Jail
By Kaveh Nasseri WOODLAND, CA – This week in Yolo County Superior Court, a visiting judge ruled…
COURT WATCH: Prosecutor Urges Judge to Continue with Preliminary Hearing Despite Man’s Attempts to Retain Private Counsel
By Cynthia Hoang-Duong WOODLAND, CA – During a pre-hearing conference here in Yolo County Superior Court last…
COURT WATCH: Judge Issues Bench Warrant for Unhoused Man Who Reported to Police Instead of Probation Office
By Madison Whittemore WOODLAND, CA – A bench warrant was issued here in Yolo County Superior Court…
COURT WATCH: Possibly Mentally Ill Man Sent Back to Jail without Mental Competency Hearing
By Kristin Trent WOODLAND, CA – A possibly mentally ill man—as noted by the court—Tuesday in Yolo…
COURT WATCH: Past Failures to Appear in Court Means Unhoused Man Will Remain in Jail Pretrial
By Holly Werris WOODLAND, CA – A man remained in jail here this past week, charged with…
COURT WATCH: New Prosecutor on Case Insists on Pretrial Jail; Judge Disagrees
By Adam Solorzano WOODLAND, CA – Deputy Public Defender Stephan Betz, filed a SOR (Supervised Own Recognizance)…
Woman Faces Bail, Bench Warrant Despite Homelessness and Declining Mental Health
By Cynthia Hoang-Duong WOODLAND, CA — At a trial-setting conference Thursday morning in Yolo County Superior Court,…
COURT WATCH: DUI Jury Trial – Defense Claims Vacaville Officer Entrapped Accused, Should Not Have Allowed Unhoused Man to Drive
By Avery Redula, Yenah Lee and Madison Whittemore WOODLAND, CA – A jury trial proceeded here in…
Defense Raises Concern Over Legality of Search of Accused’s Vehicle – Judge Punts Until October
By Audrey Sawyer WOODLAND, CA — Questions were raised here in a Yolo County Superior Court pretrial…
COURT WATCH: Oops! Wrong Man Arrested and Brought to Court on Traffic Violation Warrant
By Kristin Trent WOODLAND, CA– A man misidentified as an accused who failed to appear in court…
COURT WATCH: Judge Refuses to Reduce Unhoused Man’s Felony Charge to Misdemeanor Despite Acknowledging Little Solid Evidence
By Yenah Lee and Madison Whittemore WOODLAND, CA – An unhoused man charged with felony vandalism failed…
COURT WATCH: Public Defender Claims Client Faces ‘Trial by Ambush’ after Judge Denies Motion to Exclude Late Witness
By Avery Redula and Madison Whittemore WOODLAND, CA – A public defender’s motion to exclude a witness…
COURT WATCH: Moment of Silence Changes Judge’s Decision – Sends Man to Jail
By Adam Solorzano WOODLAND, CA – Here Friday in Yolo County Superior Court, Judge Roy Hashimoto had…
COURT WATCH: Defense Claims Sobriety Test Instructions Unclear, Questions Half Inch of Space Used as Indication of Impairment in DUI Trial
By Audrey Sawyer and Adam Solorzano WOODLAND, CA — A jury trial proceeded here in Yolo County…
COURT WATCH: Judge Won’t Reduce Felony Charge, Claims ‘System’ Can’t Help Accused in Misdemeanor Case, Then Schedules Competency Hearing
By Audrey Sawyer and Yenah Lee WOODLAND, CA — A man accused of felony vandalism charges did…
COURT WATCH: Judge Denies Request for Surrender Date, Sends Woman with Fibromyalgia Directly to Jail
By Madison Whittemore WOODLAND, CA – Judge Daniel Wolk denied an ill woman’s request for a continued…
COURT WATCH: Unhoused 50-Year-Old Woman with Physical Disability Unable to Do Alternative Service Sent to Jail for 30 Days on Misdemeanor Drug Possession
By Audrey Sawyer WOODLAND, CA — A 50-year-old woman who is currently unhoused and who wasn’t allowed…
COURT WATCH: Homeless Man Held in Jail; Judge Agrees with Defense that Evidence ‘Weak’
By Citlalli Florez WOODLAND, CA – A homeless man is being held in jail here after an…
