By Angela Patel VENTURA, CA – A defendant in a stolen vehicle case, who the Vanguard covered l ...
Pro Per Defendant in Stolen Vehicle Case Once Again Clashes With Judge
August, 2021
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Judge Denies Mental Health Diversion for Man Accused of Attempted Murder, Says Mental Illness Too Severe, Sets Trial
By Angela Patel RIVERSIDE, CA – A defendant diagnosed with severe schizoaffective disorder was ...
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‘Sloppiest Investigation of All Time’ Defense Charges in 2018 Norco Prison Riot Case Closing Argument
By Angela Patel and Angie Madrid RIVERSIDE, CA — Closing arguments from the prosecution and defense ...
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Man in Carjacking Case Claims Threatened by Public Defender, Decides to Represent Himself
By Angela Patel VENTURA, CA – A man in a stolen vehicle case from May of this year has chosen ...
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Substandard Police Protocol and Training Leads to Abnormally High Detention Rates of Teenagers
By Angela Patel and Alexander Pleitez TIPPECANOE COUNTY, IN – Researchers claim the training police ...
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Man Claims He Broke into Home to Search for Dead Body; PD Requests Mental Health Diversion
By Angela Patel RIVERSIDE, CA — A man on Thursday came to Riverside County Superior Court for a ruli ...
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Judge Dismisses Case after Alleged Victim Admits She Falsely Accused Ex-Boyfriend of Rape
By Angela Patel RIVERSIDE, CA – In a case from a year ago August, a defendant’s ex-girlfriend ...
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In Misdemeanor DUI Case, Conflict over Judicial Diversion for Defendant with Prior Record
By Angela Patel VENTURA, CA – During a pretrial conference in Ventura County Superior Court De ...
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Riverside Judge Refuses to Reduce Life Sentences for Two Teen Defendants Convicted of Second Degree-Murder
By Angela Patel RIVERSIDE, CA — Riverside County Superior Court Judge Otis Sterling, III, late last ...
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Riverside Jury Takes Only Few Hours to Agree Robberies Were Gang Related
By Jacqueline Rodriguez and Angela Patel RIVERSIDE, CA – It took a jury less than a few hours ...