Preliminary Hearing on Felony Firearm Charges
By Samantha Brill In Department 13 on November 8, 2016, Judge Paul K. Richardson presided over the…
Hernandez Faces Sexual Assault Charges
By Sidney Adebayo The preliminary hearing of the People v. Michael Hernandez was conducted on Friday, November…
Officer Testifies in Possible Street Gang Related Incident
By Ryan Gonzales On November 4, 2016, Judge Samuel T. McAdam presided over the preliminary examination of…
DA Uses Grand Jury Process to Keep Adult Charges on Four Juveniles
The early months of 2015 in West Sacramento saw a string of robberies, several of which involved…
Torres Put Behind Bars for Manslaughter
by Sarah Senan Jacqueline Torres, 27, of Woodland, pleaded no contest to vehicular manslaughter and was taken…
Dorsey Found Guilty of Assault on Child Resulting in Death
By Mariel Barbadillo On November 2, 2016, after five weeks of witness testimonies and one day of…
Closing Arguments in Dorsey Trial
By Mariel Barbadillo and Yelda Arghandiwal October 31, 2016, marked the last day of the trial of…
Closing Arguments in Co-Defendant Case of Resisting Arrest
By Mariel Barbadillo On October 28, 2016, Judge Janene Beronio presided over the trial of the People…
Victim and Responding Officer of Davis Robbery Testify
By Ryan Gonzales Judge Dan P. Maguire presided over the preliminary hearing of Kaitlin Vaughn, who is…
Judge Gaard and Judge Richardson to Serve as Presiding and Assistant Presiding Judges
(From Press Release) – The Judges of the Yolo Superior Court have elected Judge Janet Gaard and…
Defense’s Final Two Witnesses Testify in Dorsey Trial
By Samantha Brill On October 27, 2016, Judge Paul Richardson presided over the resumption of the trial…
Victim of Theft Incident Testifies in Prelim
By Ryan Gonzales Judge David Reed presided over the preliminary hearing of Johnathon Xavier Lopez. Pursuant to…
Dorsey Remains on the Stand
By Jagjit Bath and Sarah Senan The trial of the People v. Darnell Dorsey resumed testimony in…
Different Picture Starts to Emerge in West Sac Gun Case
For the first time, a different picture started to emerge on Tuesday as the three remaining defendants…
Prosecution Continues Cross-Examination of Darnell Dorsey
by Sarah Senan and Samantha Brill On October 25, 2016, Judge Paul Richardson presided over the resumption…
Dorsey Emotional as He Takes the Stand in His Own Defense
By Julienne Correa and Sarah Senan “There were signs that he was sick and I didn’t pay…
Lemus Given 7-Year Sentence in the Death of Kelly Choate
By Yelda Arghandiwal Kelly Choate’s daughter felt no mercy, saying, “You’re a murderer, Jeff.” On October 24,…
Appellate Court Overturns Court Denial of Motion to Suppress Blood Evidence
Back in 2013, the Vanguard covered the case of Yuriy Penkov who filed a motion to suppress…
Prosecution Wraps Up Case in Dorsey; Defense Begins Its Case
Senior Criminalist Brought to the Stand By Samantha Brill The morning of October 21, 2016, brought the…
Repeat Drug Offender Charged With Possession
By Samantha Brill On the morning of May 15, 2016, Susan Ann Henderson was at Cache Creek…
