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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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Civilian Action to Stop Alleged DUI Driver Focus of Preliminary Hearing

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|Date: August 12, 2020
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Civilian Action to Stop Alleged DUI Driver Focus of Preliminary Hearing

By Martimeano Villa FRESNO – A civilian witness—after watching a dangerous scene unfold on the freeway—to ...

By Martimeano Villa FRESNO – A civilian witness—after watching a dangerous scene unfold on the freeway—took the keys from what appeared to be a drunk driver and waited for law enforcement to arrive, a ...

August 12, 2020
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6 Months in Jail Could Have Been Avoided with ‘Just One Hour of Community Service a Month’

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|Date: August 12, 2020
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6 Months in Jail Could Have Been Avoided with ‘Just One Hour of Community Service a Month’

By Cailin Garcia FRESNO – Fresno County Superior Court didn’t ask much—the equivalent of about one hour o ...

By Cailin Garcia FRESNO – Fresno County Superior Court didn’t ask much—the equivalent of about one hour of community service a month—and Humberto Guzman would be a free man. Instead, he’s going to jai ...

August 12, 2020
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Burris Believes Vallejo Police Shooting of McCoy Unjustified

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|Date: August 11, 2020
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Burris Believes Vallejo Police Shooting of McCoy Unjustified

While the region is focused on the June 2 killing of Sean Monterrosa by Vallejo police, Vallejo still has ...

While the region is focused on the June 2 killing of Sean Monterrosa by Vallejo police, Vallejo still has not resolved the 2019 shooting of Willie McCoy, where police fired more than 40 rounds into hi ...

August 11, 2020
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Accused ‘Tio’ Offered $20 to Young Victim of Sexual Abuse

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|Date: August 11, 2020
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Accused ‘Tio’ Offered $20 to Young Victim of Sexual Abuse

By Rafiya Naqvi CATHEDRAL CITY – This Riverside County Superior Court hearing began late last week with i ...

By Rafiya Naqvi CATHEDRAL CITY – This Riverside County Superior Court hearing began late last week with information provided by Police Sgt. Nathaniel Hanley that, during a physical examination, an 11- ...

August 11, 2020
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Military Officer Stopped with BAC Limit Below DUI Status – Challenges Search & Seizure

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|Date: August 11, 2020
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Military Officer Stopped with BAC Limit Below DUI Status – Challenges Search & Seizure

By Susana Jurado FRESNO, C.A. - A military officer, charged with running a stop sign while possibly being ...

By Susana Jurado FRESNO, C.A. - A military officer, charged with running a stop sign while possibly being under the influence, pleaded not guilty and his attorney is filing a suppression motion claimi ...

August 11, 2020
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Domestic Violence Case Serves as Reminder of Immigration Policies

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|Date: August 10, 2020
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Domestic Violence Case Serves as Reminder of Immigration Policies

By Kalen Abe FRESNO – When Fresno County Superior Court Judge Francine Zapeda asked if Juan Flores Ramire ...

By Kalen Abe FRESNO – When Fresno County Superior Court Judge Francine Zapeda asked if Juan Flores Ramirez understood the consequences of his plea, the defendant paused. “If you are not a citizen, you ...

August 10, 2020
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Drunk ‘Fugitive’ Crashes Car; Early Case Resolution Leads to Probation

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|Date: August 10, 2020
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Drunk ‘Fugitive’ Crashes Car; Early Case Resolution Leads to Probation

By Susana Jurado FRESNO – A woman charged with two counts of crashing her car into a parked one while dri ...

By Susana Jurado FRESNO – A woman charged with two counts of crashing her car into a parked one while driving under the influence—and marked as a fugitive because she failed to appear in Fresno County ...

August 10, 2020
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‘Either Be High on Alcohol, or Be with Your Family,’ Judge Warns Unemployed Mom

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|Date: August 10, 2020
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‘Either Be High on Alcohol, or Be with Your Family,’ Judge Warns Unemployed Mom

By Pavan Potti MERCED – Rachael Silva was arrested for reckless driving, under the influence of alcohol, ...

By Pavan Potti MERCED – Rachael Silva was arrested for reckless driving, under the influence of alcohol, June 23 and when she appeared in Merced County Superior Court last Thursday, she began by quibb ...

August 10, 2020
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Analysis: Vallejo PD Release New Documents and Videos on 2019 Willie McCoy Shooting

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|Date: August 09, 2020
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Analysis: Vallejo PD Release New Documents and Videos on 2019 Willie McCoy Shooting

By Julietta Bisharyan, Rafiya Naqvi, Nick Domenici, and Madeline Gile VALLEJO – In 2019, Vallejo police f ...

By Julietta Bisharyan, Rafiya Naqvi, Nick Domenici, and Madeline Gile VALLEJO – In 2019, Vallejo police fired more than 40 shots through the vehicle of Willie McCoy, killing the man as he slept in his ...

August 09, 2020
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Looking Back: The Reid Technique – Strong Risk of False Confessions and Wrongful Convictions

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|Date: August 09, 2020
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Looking Back: The Reid Technique – Strong Risk of False Confessions and Wrongful Convictions

"Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The West ...

"Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The Westchester Guardian, which encompass topics that are applicable here in CA as well as across the c ...

August 09, 2020
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Brooklyn Conviction Review Unit Frees Man after 8 Years in Prison

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|Date: August 09, 2020
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Brooklyn Conviction Review Unit Frees Man after 8 Years in Prison

By Nikki Suzani BROOKLYN – Sonny Dawson’s conviction for Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second De ...

By Nikki Suzani BROOKLYN – Sonny Dawson’s conviction for Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree was finally overturned by the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Conviction Review Unit (CRU) af ...

August 09, 2020
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Fresno Woman Claims Self-Defense after Slicing Hubby’s Arm Open with Knife

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|Date: August 09, 2020
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Fresno Woman Claims Self-Defense after Slicing Hubby’s Arm Open with Knife

By Julietta Bisharyan FRESNO - After residing in Fresno for 29 years and bearing three children, Juana El ...

By Julietta Bisharyan FRESNO - After residing in Fresno for 29 years and bearing three children, Juana Elizabeth Mendoza allegedly cut open her husband’s arm on Jun. 3, as revealed during an arraignme ...

August 09, 2020
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Hablas Español? If So, CA Courthouses Need Your Help

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|Date: August 09, 2020
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Hablas Español? If So, CA Courthouses Need Your Help

By Danae Snell FRESNO, CA – Fresno County Superior Court Judge Adolfo Corona was pressured to take matter ...

By Danae Snell FRESNO, CA – Fresno County Superior Court Judge Adolfo Corona was pressured to take matters into his own hands late last week after he was forced to leave Defendant Ernesto Roman waitin ...

August 09, 2020
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Facing Dec. Execution, Pervis Payne Asks Court for DNA Testing as New Evidence in 30-Year-Old Case

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|Date: August 08, 2020
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Facing Dec. Execution, Pervis Payne Asks Court for DNA Testing as New Evidence in 30-Year-Old Case

By Angelina Caplanis TENNESSEE – DNA testing of 30-year-old evidence, including the murder weapon, may e ...

By Angelina Caplanis TENNESSEE – DNA testing of 30-year-old evidence, including the murder weapon, may exonerate Pervis Payne months before his execution date on December 3, 2020. Payne—an intellectu ...

August 08, 2020
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Hoping for Substance Abuse Treatment, Defendant Nets 8+ Years in Prison

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|Date: August 08, 2020
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Hoping for Substance Abuse Treatment, Defendant Nets 8+ Years in Prison

By Shwetha Krishnakumar FRESNO – Nathaniel Orozco’s attorney said the defendant here in Fresno Superior C ...

By Shwetha Krishnakumar FRESNO – Nathaniel Orozco’s attorney said the defendant here in Fresno Superior Court needed substance abuse treatment, not jail. Instead, Orozco was sentenced to more than eig ...

August 08, 2020
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Defendants Miss Court Due to Fresno Jail COVID Outbreak – Cases Surge to Nearly 500

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|Date: August 08, 2020
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Defendants Miss Court Due to Fresno Jail COVID Outbreak – Cases Surge to Nearly 500

By Kelsey Kitzke FRESNO – Defendants were absent from court on this past Wednesday due to an ongoing outb ...

By Kelsey Kitzke FRESNO – Defendants were absent from court on this past Wednesday due to an ongoing outbreak in COVID-19 outbreak in the Fresno County Jail. According to reports by local news outlet ...

August 08, 2020
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Credit COVID-19 in Dismissal of Charges for Defendant

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|Date: August 08, 2020
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Credit COVID-19 in Dismissal of Charges for Defendant

By Anna Okada HUMBOLDT – Credit COVID-19 for helping get charges dismissed against a defendant here in Hu ...

By Anna Okada HUMBOLDT – Credit COVID-19 for helping get charges dismissed against a defendant here in Humboldt County Superior Court this week. Judge Christopher Wilson dismissed charges against defe ...

August 08, 2020
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Supreme Court Sides with California Jail on COVID Matter in Another 5-4 Decision

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|Date: August 07, 2020
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Supreme Court Sides with California Jail on COVID Matter in Another 5-4 Decision

Earlier this week, the US Supreme Court in a 5-4 unsigned opinion sided with Orange County Jail officials ...

Earlier this week, the US Supreme Court in a 5-4 unsigned opinion sided with Orange County Jail officials over incarcerated people impacted by COVID-19 in a suit filed by the ACLU. The four dissents w ...

August 07, 2020
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Reimagining LA County: Taking $$ from Police to Transform Low-Income Communities

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|Date: August 07, 2020
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Reimagining LA County: Taking $$ from Police to Transform Low-Income Communities

By Jess Taylor LOS ANGELES – Tensions have drastically risen in the U.S. since the killing of George Floy ...

By Jess Taylor LOS ANGELES – Tensions have drastically risen in the U.S. since the killing of George Floyd—and policy makers have been pressured by the public for policy reformation to bridge the equa ...

August 07, 2020
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