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COURT WATCH: DA’s in Butte Push Back Against Release

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 15, 2023
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COURT WATCH: DA’s in Butte Push Back Against Release

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oroville, CA – In multiple cases on Thursday morning in Butte Coun ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oroville, CA – In multiple cases on Thursday morning in Butte County Court, the DA’s office pushed back against attempts by defense to get their client’s release ...

September 15, 2023
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Amador County Judge Denies Racial Justice Act Motion in Case Where Complaining Witness Made Slur against Romani Man

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 17, 2023
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Amador County Judge Denies Racial Justice Act Motion in Case Where Complaining Witness Made Slur against Romani Man

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Jackson, CA - Amador County Judge Renee Day quickly dismissed a de ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Jackson, CA - Amador County Judge Renee Day quickly dismissed a defense motion under the Racial Justice Act to dismiss a misdemeanor against a young aspiring pav ...

August 17, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Prosecution Suddenly Reverses Course, Concedes Dominguez Not Competent to Stand Trial

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: August 04, 2023
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Prosecution Suddenly Reverses Course, Concedes Dominguez Not Competent to Stand Trial

Judge Issues Medication Order After Psychiatrists’ Diagnosis, Dominguez’s Refusal of Medication By Cynthi ...

Judge Issues Medication Order After Psychiatrists’ Diagnosis, Dominguez’s Refusal of Medication By Cynthia Hoang-Duong and Ximena Cesa WOODLAND, CA - After a week of a jury competency trial, the Yolo ...

August 04, 2023
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COURT WATCH: Accused Claiming Running Late for Work Now Has Trial Date for Multiple Charges

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: August 03, 2023
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COURT WATCH: Accused Claiming Running Late for Work Now Has Trial Date for Multiple Charges

By Adam Solorzano WOODLAND, CA - Judge Samuel McAdam heard heavy arguments from the prosecution in a case ...

By Adam Solorzano WOODLAND, CA - Judge Samuel McAdam heard heavy arguments from the prosecution in a case here in Yolo County Superior Court this week involving charges of murder, vehicular manslaught ...

August 03, 2023
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COURT WATCH: Yolo Man Remains Behind Bars as Yolo Judge Ponders Bail after Overturned Jury Verdict

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: August 01, 2023
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COURT WATCH: Yolo Man Remains Behind Bars as Yolo Judge Ponders Bail after Overturned Jury Verdict

By Gabriel Johnson and Rena Abdusalam WOODLAND, CA - During Justin Gonzalez’s bail hearing Monday here in ...

By Gabriel Johnson and Rena Abdusalam WOODLAND, CA - During Justin Gonzalez’s bail hearing Monday here in Yolo County Superior Court, Judge Sam McAdam postponed his decision regarding the accused’s ba ...

August 01, 2023
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My View: Exchange with Judge McAdam Shows Absurdity of Competency Trial

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 29, 2023
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My View: Exchange with Judge McAdam Shows Absurdity of Competency Trial

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – We have now seen almost a week of testimony in the ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – We have now seen almost a week of testimony in the competency trial of Carlos Dominguez, the former UC Davis student accused of the April stabbing ...

July 29, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Expert Witness Diagnoses Alleged Davis Stabbing Suspect with Schizophrenia

Posted by Cynthia Hoang-Duong
|Date: July 28, 2023
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Expert Witness Diagnoses Alleged Davis Stabbing Suspect with Schizophrenia

By Cynthia Hoang-Duong WOODLAND, CA — “Mr. Dominguez is a textbook example of schizophrenia,” concluded a ...

By Cynthia Hoang-Duong WOODLAND, CA — “Mr. Dominguez is a textbook example of schizophrenia,” concluded a psychologist at Thursday’s competency jury trial for alleged Davis stabbing suspect Carlos Dom ...

July 28, 2023
| by Cynthia Hoang-Duong

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Friends, Mental Health Clinicians Testify to ‘Bizarre’ Behavior of Alleged Davis Serial Stabber in Competency Trial

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: July 27, 2023
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Friends, Mental Health Clinicians Testify to ‘Bizarre’ Behavior of Alleged Davis Serial Stabber in Competency Trial

By Madison Whittemore and Holly Werris WOODLAND, CA – The trial for determining the mental competency of ...

By Madison Whittemore and Holly Werris WOODLAND, CA – The trial for determining the mental competency of Carlos Dominguez—allegedly responsible for the stabbing rampage in Davis earlier this year—reco ...

July 27, 2023
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Stanislaus Judge Finds after Lengthy Proceeding Man Not Competent to Stand Trial

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 24, 2023
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Stanislaus Judge Finds after Lengthy Proceeding Man Not Competent to Stand Trial

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Modesto, CA – It was a battle of three court appointed experts—two ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Modesto, CA – It was a battle of three court appointed experts—two of whom deemed a man competent to stand trial, but the third and most recent found the man's a ...

July 24, 2023
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Public Defender Seeks to Suppress PAS Test after Prolonged and Coercive Detention by Police

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 15, 2023
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Public Defender Seeks to Suppress PAS Test after Prolonged and Coercive Detention by Police

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Yolo County Judge Sonia Cortés asked for additional ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Yolo County Judge Sonia Cortés asked for additional briefing in a motion to suppress case. Woodland Police Officers came across a young woman sle ...

June 15, 2023
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COURT WATCH: Prosecution Failed to Get Holding Order in Residential Burglary Case

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 24, 2023
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COURT WATCH: Prosecution Failed to Get Holding Order in Residential Burglary Case

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – With a low burden of proof on the prosecution for t ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – With a low burden of proof on the prosecution for the purposes of a preliminary, Yolo County Judge Sam McAdam nevertheless found insufficient evid ...

May 24, 2023
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COURT WATCH: Man Charged with Felony Battery Testifies to Being Called Racial Slurs, Takes Plea Deal

Posted by Sunny Zhou
|Date: May 09, 2023
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COURT WATCH: Man Charged with Felony Battery Testifies to Being Called Racial Slurs, Takes Plea Deal

By Sunny Zhou VENTURA, CA - Ventura County Superior Court Judge Bruce A. Young late last week sentenced ...

By Sunny Zhou VENTURA, CA - Ventura County Superior Court Judge Bruce A. Young late last week sentenced a man charged with felony battery with serious bodily injury to 120 days in the county jail and ...

May 09, 2023
| by Sunny Zhou

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COURT WATCH: Defense Claims ‘Perfect’ Self-Defense in Murder Trial – Jury Disagrees, Finds Man Guilty of Murder

Posted by Ruby Mota-Garcia
|Date: May 05, 2023
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COURT WATCH: Defense Claims ‘Perfect’ Self-Defense in Murder Trial – Jury Disagrees, Finds Man Guilty of Murder

By Ruby Mota-Garcia FRESNO, CA - “I agree with the DA. This is not an imperfect self-defense. This is PER ...

By Ruby Mota-Garcia FRESNO, CA - “I agree with the DA. This is not an imperfect self-defense. This is PERFECT self-defense,” Defense Attorney Linden Lindahl told a jury during his closing statement in ...

May 05, 2023
| by Ruby Mota-Garcia

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COURT WATCH: Man Kept in Custody for ‘Public Safety’ Reasons; Defense Argues All Charges Are ‘Non-Violent’

Posted by Audrey Sawyer
|Date: May 04, 2023
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COURT WATCH: Man Kept in Custody for ‘Public Safety’ Reasons; Defense Argues All Charges Are ‘Non-Violent’

By Audrey Sawyer WOODLAND, CA — A man who has an apparent string of various cases (four) consisting of b ...

By Audrey Sawyer WOODLAND, CA — A man who has an apparent string of various cases (four) consisting of both misdemeanors and a felony saw his probation revoked and was sent back to jail here in Yolo ...

May 04, 2023
| by Audrey Sawyer

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Truck Driver with 6 Kids Bail Reduction Motion Denied – Judge Expresses Concerns for Criminal History Involving Several States

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 28, 2023
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Truck Driver with 6 Kids Bail Reduction Motion Denied – Judge Expresses Concerns for Criminal History Involving Several States

By Michael Apfel and Destiny Gurrola MODESTO, CA – A truck driver with six kids was denied bail and relea ...

By Michael Apfel and Destiny Gurrola MODESTO, CA – A truck driver with six kids was denied bail and release by Judge Carrie Stephens in Stanislaus County Superior Court Dept. 4 this past week because ...

March 28, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Defense Closes Murder Trial with Claim Witness Motivated by Plea Deal, and Charges Prosecutorial Misconduct – Jury Returns with Guilty Verdicts

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 28, 2023
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Defense Closes Murder Trial with Claim Witness Motivated by Plea Deal, and Charges Prosecutorial Misconduct – Jury Returns with Guilty Verdicts

By Ruby Mota-Garcia FRESNO, CA - Two men were found guilty of murder, robbery and witness tampering here ...

By Ruby Mota-Garcia FRESNO, CA - Two men were found guilty of murder, robbery and witness tampering here in Fresno County Superior Court last week after a jury deliberated for nearly two days. Deput ...

March 28, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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SF Judge Grants Evidentiary Hearing in Racial Justice Act Motion to Dismiss Special Circumstance Allegations

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 28, 2023
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SF Judge Grants Evidentiary Hearing in Racial Justice Act Motion to Dismiss Special Circumstance Allegations

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – In what is believed to be the first motion of ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – In what is believed to be the first motion of its kind to be granted an evidentiary hearing, San Francisco Superior Court Judge Alexandra Gor ...

February 28, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Riverside Judge Denies Motion to Strike Death Penalty under Racial Justice Act

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 27, 2023
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Riverside Judge Denies Motion to Strike Death Penalty under Racial Justice Act

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Riverside, CA – On Friday, Riverside Superior Court Judge Bernard ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Riverside, CA – On Friday, Riverside Superior Court Judge Bernard Schwartz rejected the defense and ACLU’s arguments that the Racial Justice Act and a history of ...

February 27, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Discrepancy over Possible Unlawful Detainment; Judge Sides with the Prosecution

Posted by Gracyann Joslin
|Date: February 27, 2023
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Discrepancy over Possible Unlawful Detainment; Judge Sides with the Prosecution

By Gracy Joslin WOODLAND, CA - Defense Attorney Rodney Beede last week in Yolo County Superior Court argu ...

By Gracy Joslin WOODLAND, CA - Defense Attorney Rodney Beede last week in Yolo County Superior Court argued his client, in a co-accused case, was unlawfully detained during a traffic stop and the defe ...

February 27, 2023
| by Gracyann Joslin

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Judge Rules Police Illegally Detain, Arrest Man, Grants Suppression Motion, Dismisses Case

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 06, 2023
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Judge Rules Police Illegally Detain, Arrest Man, Grants Suppression Motion, Dismisses Case

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – San Francisco Judge Brian Ferrall granted a mo ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – San Francisco Judge Brian Ferrall granted a motion to suppress filed by the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office, ruling that the man who a ...

February 06, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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