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Virginia Prosecutor Threatened with Power Stripped for Advocating Reform

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|Date: August 15, 2020
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Virginia Prosecutor Threatened with Power Stripped for Advocating Reform

Earlier this week the Vanguard reported on efforts by the Missouri Governor, Attorney General and Legisla ...

Earlier this week the Vanguard reported on efforts by the Missouri Governor, Attorney General and Legislature to strip St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner of her powers, by giving the AG the power ...

August 15, 2020
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Philly Shoot-Out Suspect Fit to Be Arraigned after 24 Cops Testify

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|Date: August 15, 2020
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Philly Shoot-Out Suspect Fit to Be Arraigned after 24 Cops Testify

By Jose Medina and Nick Domenici PHILADELPHIA – On August 14, 2019, there was a standoff between a gunman ...

By Jose Medina and Nick Domenici PHILADELPHIA – On August 14, 2019, there was a standoff between a gunman and police officers at a house on the 3700 block of North 15th Street in Philadelphia. The gun ...

August 15, 2020
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Judge Makes Sure Autistic Man Can’t Get Out of Jail

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|Date: August 15, 2020
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Judge Makes Sure Autistic Man Can’t Get Out of Jail

By Larkin White SACRAMENTO – Although an autistic man—accused of brandishing a boxcutter at a store emplo ...

By Larkin White SACRAMENTO – Although an autistic man—accused of brandishing a boxcutter at a store employee—didn’t have the means to pay any bail, a Sacramento County Superior Court judge wanted to m ...

August 15, 2020
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Woman Arrested in Berkeley Synagogue Fire Doesn’t Fit Witness Description

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|Date: August 15, 2020
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Woman Arrested in Berkeley Synagogue Fire Doesn’t Fit Witness Description

By Roxanna Jarvis ALAMEDA – Although a homeless woman was held in custody here this week in connection to ...

By Roxanna Jarvis ALAMEDA – Although a homeless woman was held in custody here this week in connection to Berkeley's Netivot Shalom Synagogue fire, some doubt was presented in court that could mean sh ...

August 15, 2020
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DUI Defendant Has No Attorney, Found to Have DUI History – Judges Raises Bail

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|Date: August 15, 2020
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DUI Defendant Has No Attorney, Found to Have DUI History – Judges Raises Bail

By Anais Cortes FRESNO – There was uncertainty as to how to proceed in Fresno Superior Court this week wi ...

By Anais Cortes FRESNO – There was uncertainty as to how to proceed in Fresno Superior Court this week with an arraignment for Lawranne Booker—a woman deemed a “danger to society” and facing four misd ...

August 15, 2020
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Nevada City Police Chief Addresses BLM Protesters Attacked by Trump Supporters

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|Date: August 14, 2020
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Nevada City Police Chief Addresses BLM Protesters Attacked by Trump Supporters

By Cailin Garcia NEVADA CITY, CA -- After a violent counter-protest broke out during a Black Lives Matter ...

By Cailin Garcia NEVADA CITY, CA -- After a violent counter-protest broke out during a Black Lives Matter rally in Nevada City last weekend, Chief of Police Chad Ellis issued an official statement add ...

August 14, 2020
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Navajo Nation Asks Trump to Commute Death Sentence before Aug. 26 Execution

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|Date: August 14, 2020
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Navajo Nation Asks Trump to Commute Death Sentence before Aug. 26 Execution

By Ayanna Gandhi Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez has made a personal appeal to Pres. Donald Trump, a ...

By Ayanna Gandhi Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez has made a personal appeal to Pres. Donald Trump, asking that he commute the sentence of Lezmond Mitchell, who is the only Native American set to ...

August 14, 2020
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Neighbor Chases 3 Home Invasion Suspects with Golf Club

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|Date: August 14, 2020
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Neighbor Chases 3 Home Invasion Suspects with Golf Club

By Zhuoshan Liu SACRAMENTO – This is a story about a neighbor who stopped a home invasion with a golf clu ...

By Zhuoshan Liu SACRAMENTO – This is a story about a neighbor who stopped a home invasion with a golf club and police officers who showed compassion—and almost lost their case because of it. At the ar ...

August 14, 2020
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‘Vile, Horrible’ Sex-Offender Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison

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|Date: August 14, 2020
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‘Vile, Horrible’ Sex-Offender Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison

By Kelly Moran ALAMEDA – Peter Craig Ford, arrested in Union City in April of 2018 on nine charges of sex ...

By Kelly Moran ALAMEDA – Peter Craig Ford, arrested in Union City in April of 2018 on nine charges of sexual abuse against minors, has been sentenced to 35 years in prison by Judge Thomas Nixon of the ...

August 14, 2020
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COVID-19 Pandemic Continues to Affect Courts in U.S., Fresno

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 14, 2020
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COVID-19 Pandemic Continues to Affect Courts in U.S., Fresno

By Shellsea Lomeli FRESNO, CA - The presence of coronavirus has forced a Fresno County Superior Court jud ...

By Shellsea Lomeli FRESNO, CA - The presence of coronavirus has forced a Fresno County Superior Court judge to debate good cause for failure to appear in court for several cases. The on-going pandemic ...

August 14, 2020
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Rooftop Burglar Punched, Shot – Now to Stand Trial

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|Date: August 14, 2020
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Rooftop Burglar Punched, Shot – Now to Stand Trial

By Larkin White SACRAMENTO – A Sacramento County Superior Court has determined that a man shot after prow ...

By Larkin White SACRAMENTO – A Sacramento County Superior Court has determined that a man shot after prowling on top of a home is sufficiently guilty of first-degree residential burglary to proceed to ...

August 14, 2020
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Conover Becomes Latest Progressive Prosecutor to Win As She Overwhelms Traditional Foe

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 13, 2020
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Conover Becomes Latest Progressive Prosecutor to Win As She Overwhelms Traditional Foe

Pima County, AZ - After 40 years of the prosecutor’s office in Pima County being under the same leadershi ...

Pima County, AZ - After 40 years of the prosecutor’s office in Pima County being under the same leadership, Laura Conover overwhelmingly defeated the hand-picked replacement of 24-year sitting DA Barb ...

August 13, 2020
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District Attorney Mike Schmidt Announces He Will Not Prosecute Protestors in Portland

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 13, 2020
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District Attorney Mike Schmidt Announces He Will Not Prosecute Protestors in Portland

By Shellsea Lomeli PORTLAND, OR - The Multnomah County DA established a new policy in response to the pea ...

By Shellsea Lomeli PORTLAND, OR - The Multnomah County DA established a new policy in response to the peaceful protests and mass demonstrations that have flooded Portland since the police murder of Ge ...

August 13, 2020
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Study of COVID-19 on Incarcerated Youth Study Shows ‘Torture,’ Other Dangers

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: August 13, 2020
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Study of COVID-19 on Incarcerated Youth Study Shows ‘Torture,’ Other Dangers

By Gabriela Tsudik The COVID-19 pandemic. Though everyone is being affected by COVID-19, certain issues a ...

By Gabriela Tsudik The COVID-19 pandemic. Though everyone is being affected by COVID-19, certain issues are unique to the youth facilities. The non-profit organization, Fair and Just Prosecution, even ...

August 13, 2020
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Defendant Denied Mental Health Diversion after Crimes against Own Mother

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|Date: August 13, 2020
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Defendant Denied Mental Health Diversion after Crimes against Own Mother

By Elijah Navarro SACRAMENTO – Bogdan Ten was charged here in Sacramento County Superior Court with multi ...

By Elijah Navarro SACRAMENTO – Bogdan Ten was charged here in Sacramento County Superior Court with multiple felony counts, including burglary, assault with a deadly weapon, and assault by means of fo ...

August 13, 2020
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Judge Won’t Release Defendant Accused of Threatening to Kill Sister

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|Date: August 13, 2020
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Judge Won’t Release Defendant Accused of Threatening to Kill Sister

Defendant Allegedly Threatened to Kill Her by ‘Slitting Her Throat and Putting a Bullet through Her Head’ ...

Defendant Allegedly Threatened to Kill Her by ‘Slitting Her Throat and Putting a Bullet through Her Head’ By Yuanqi Ivy Zhou SACRAMENTO - Defendant George Delavega, accused of threatening to kill his ...

August 13, 2020
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COVID-19 Pandemic Intensifies Dire Domestic Violence Situations

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|Date: August 13, 2020
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COVID-19 Pandemic Intensifies Dire Domestic Violence Situations

By Phoebe Glick SACRAMENTO – In the case of Michael Smith, Deputy District Attorney Kelly Clark pushed fo ...

By Phoebe Glick SACRAMENTO – In the case of Michael Smith, Deputy District Attorney Kelly Clark pushed for an accelerated pace of proceedings in Sacramento County Superior Court Monday, citing concern ...

August 13, 2020
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Victim Defends Husband for Violating Court Order, Citing His Poor English Skills

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|Date: August 13, 2020
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Victim Defends Husband for Violating Court Order, Citing His Poor English Skills

By Fiona Deane-Grundman FRESNO – There was a certain irony in Fresno County Superior Court last week when ...

By Fiona Deane-Grundman FRESNO – There was a certain irony in Fresno County Superior Court last week when the victim of domestic violence stepped in to defend the husband. The victim argued that her h ...

August 13, 2020
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3 Strikes Felon with Loaded Gun Gets 32 Months, Blesses Judge

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|Date: August 13, 2020
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3 Strikes Felon with Loaded Gun Gets 32 Months, Blesses Judge

By Susana Jurado FRESNO, C.A. – A three-strikes felon, charged with a recent possession of a loaded gun d ...

By Susana Jurado FRESNO, C.A. – A three-strikes felon, charged with a recent possession of a loaded gun despite his criminal history, pleaded guilty during his arraignment last Friday here in Fresno C ...

August 13, 2020
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Missouri Republican Leaders Receive Backlash at Attempt to Oust Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner

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|Date: August 12, 2020
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Missouri Republican Leaders Receive Backlash at Attempt to Oust Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner

By Linh Nguyen and Kelsea Valerio JEFFERSON CITY, MO – In a public statement Tuesday, St. Louis County pr ...

By Linh Nguyen and Kelsea Valerio JEFFERSON CITY, MO – In a public statement Tuesday, St. Louis County prosecuting attorney Wesley Bell expressed his outrage at an amendment proposed by Missouri Repub ...

August 12, 2020
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