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…
COURT WATCH: Judge Denies Bail for Accused in Retrial of Murder Case, Cites Public and Witness Safety
By Holly Werris WOODLAND, CA – A Yolo County Superior Court judge denied bail for a man…
COURT WATCH: Defense Moves to Dismiss Case after Prosecution Changes Misdemeanor to Infraction, Threatening Right to Free Counsel, Jury Trial
By Holly Werris WOODLAND, CA – Prosecution and defense here in Yolo County Superior Court were split…
COURT WATCH: Judge Denies Release of Accused with No Criminal History on Assumption Mentally Ill Man Will Fail to Appear at Future Court Dates
By Madison Whittemore WOODLAND, CA – After noting someone shouldn’t be held in jail because of mental…
Doctor Testifies Man Accused of Multiple Davis Stabbings Schizophrenic – Carlos Dominguez Competency Trial Proceeds
By Paige Barrella, Citlalli Florez, and Rena Abdusalam WOODLAND, CA – Dr. Juliana Rohrer, an expert in…
COURT WATCH: Multiple Witnesses Testify Alleged Davis Serial Stabber Became Increasingly Isolated Before Purported Crimes
By Ivan Villegas WOODLAND, CA – The trial to determine whether Carlos Dominguez, accused of murder and…
COURT WATCH: Judge Denies Motion to Convert Felony to Misdemeanor for Getaway Driver/Nursing Student
By Holly Werris WOODLAND, CA – A judge denied a motion to change a getaway driver’s felony…
COURT WATCH: Alleged Davis Serial Stabber ‘Most Likely’ to Be Diagnosed with Schizophrenia, but Still Faces Tense, 2-Week Competency Trial
By Madison Whittemore WOODLAND, CA – The jury trial for determining the mental competency of alleged Davis…
COURT WATCH: Man Arrested, Tased Twice for Allegedly Throwing Pencil-Sized Stick – a Twig – at Officer; Judge Reduces Some Charges
By Paige Barrella WOODLAND, CA – Last Thursday afternoon here in Yolo County Superior Court, during a…
