Assemblymember Ash Kalra and SF Public Defender Mano Raju
Tecoy Porter speaks at the Vanguard Justice EventFrom right to left: David Greenwald, Mano Raju, Christina Sinha (Assistant Federal Defender), Brian Hofer (Secure Justice), Jerome Price (Chief Assistant Federal Defender), Hammad Alan (Staff Attorney, Asian Americans Advancing Justice
Mano RajuEllen Eggers – Lifetime Achievement Award WinnerJames King – Ella Baker CenterEmily Galvin-Almanza – Partners For JusticeJarrett Adams – Attorney and ExonereeMano Raju
Greenwald is the founder, editor, and executive director of the Davis Vanguard. He founded the Vanguard in 2006. David Greenwald moved to Davis in 1996 to attend Graduate School at UC Davis in Political Science. He lives in South Davis with his wife Cecilia Escamilla Greenwald and three children.
Following sharply contrasting closing arguments regarding Carlos Reales Dominguez's mental state and intent, jurors in the Yolo County Superior Court retrial commenced deliberations Thursday. Dominguez is accused of fatally stabbing two individuals and injuring a third during a series of attacks in Davis in 2023.
A Colorado judge has disqualified District Attorney Jeff Lindsey and the entire 11th Judicial District Attorney’s Office from an ongoing murder prosecution. The judicial action followed the court's finding of an "egregious pattern of discovery violations and a lack of candor to the court," leading to a determination that the accused could not receive a fair trial under the current prosecution. This decision also coincided with a reduction of first-degree murder charges in the case.
Judge John D. Echeverria denied a defense motion to reduce a felony resisting arrest charge to a misdemeanor, a decision rendered after a preliminary hearing in which two San Francisco police officers presented conflicting testimony regarding the circumstances of the accused's apprehension.
San Francisco Superior Court Judge John D. Echeverria ruled there was sufficient evidence to hold an individual to answer on a charge of receiving a stolen vehicle during a preliminary hearing, despite defense arguments that the prosecution failed to establish the accused's full knowledge of the vehicle's stolen status.
A San Diego County Superior Court judge issued a full criminal protective order and mandated weekly Alcoholics Anonymous meetings for an individual accused of domestic battery and driving under the influence, notwithstanding the protected party's testimony disputing the necessity of such restrictions.
