Opening Statements Held in Drunk Driving Misdemeanor Trial – Defense Claims Police Failed to Properly Conduct DUI Tests
By Fiona Davis and Oliver Camarena WOODLAND, CA – In a pre-trial conference in a DUI…
Guest Commentary: My Client’s Wife Is Afraid to Sleep
By Eliana Rose Swerdlow I’m claustrophobic. I avoid elevators. I avoid driving in the center lane. I…
Yolo Court Deals with Petty Shopping Cart Charge
By Alexander Ramirez WOODLAND, CA – On an otherwise slow morning this week, Judge David W. Reed’s…
Two Men Found Guilty by Jury of Killing Duo in 2016
By Cres Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau WOODLAND, CA – After about a week’s deliberation, the jury in…
Yolo County Clarifies Law on Political Signs
by Robert J. Hansen Woodland, CA- The County of Yolo, in a press release yesterday, reminded political candidates…
Drug Theft Murder Trial Proceeds with Lead Detective Witness Testimony
By Catherine Potente WOODLAND, CA – The trial of Chandale Shannon, Jr., and Jesus Campos—the duo are…
Yolo DA’s Office Files Retail Theft Charges in West Sac Case
By Robert J. Hansen Sierra Stommel, 36, and Allen Wright, 28, were arraigned in Yolo County Superior…
Appellate Court Overturns Justin Gonzalez Murder Conviction
By David M. Greenwald and Robert J. Hansen Woodland, CA – In 2018 Justin Gonzalez was sentenced…
Yolo County Jail Locked Down, Attorneys Unable to Gain Access to Their Clients
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Attorneys have been struggling to visit their clients…
Sierra Club Sues Yolo County to Demand ‘Environmental Safeguards’ of Teichert Mining Project
Special to the Vanguard Yolo County, CA – The Yolano Group Sierra Club announced on Friday that…
Woman Convicted of Identify Theft Gets Light Sentence and Lecture by Judge to ‘Choose’ Friends ‘Better’
By Gracy Joslin and Sophia Barberini WOODLAND, CA – Judge David Rosenberg of Yolo County Superior…
Man Held for Trial on 8 Felonies, Including Murder, in West Sac Shooting Case
By Alexander Ramirez WOODLAND, CA – After his preliminary here last week in Yolo County Superior Court,…
Jury Finds Man Charged with Driving Drunk at Parole Office Not Guilty for All DUI-Related Counts
By Silveiro Rizo Llamas WOODLAND, CA – After days of deliberation, a jury here in Yolo County…
Two Accused of Organized Retail Theft Arraigned in Yolo on Monday
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Taveon Thompson and Dorian Adams were arraigned Monday…
Attorney Miscommunication, COVID Complication Lead to Man Attending Prelim Hearing without Legal Representation
By Samuel Van Blaricom WOODLAND, CA – A combination of miscommunication between the courts, attorneys and felony…
Judge Sustains Some Felony Counts in Stabbing Case Despite Confusing Witness Testimony, Possible Different Assailants
By Alexander Ramirez WOODLAND, CA. – Robert Sherman Obra faced a preliminary hearing here Friday in Yolo…
At Shooting Case Prelim, Prosecution Witness Claims from Jail, ‘I Do Not Know Who Nobody Is’
By Alexander Ramirez WOODLAND, CA. – Julian Matta Garcia and Monica Meriah Flores were in Yolo County…
Unhappy with Public Defender, Man Represents Himself in Preliminary Hearing for Felony Sexual Assault Charge on Ex-Girlfriend
By Gwynneth Redemann WOODLAND, CA – Jason Burgett—because he said he was unhappy with his public defender—chose…
Judge Denies Release of Man Accused of Vandalism with Giant Rock
By Gabriel Eskandari WOODLAND, CA – During a supervised own recognizance assessment this past week in Yolo…
Jury Deliberating in Alleged Casino Trespassing Case
By Mary Magana-Ayala and Alexander Ramirez WOODLAND, CA. – The jury is still out – as of…
