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“A Bit of a Stretch” – Yolo Judge Tosses Felony Robbery Charge

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|Date: July 13, 2020
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“A Bit of a Stretch” – Yolo Judge Tosses Felony Robbery Charge

By Ryan Oh WOODLAND – Yolo County Superior Court Judge Paul Richardson released an unhoused man from cust ...

By Ryan Oh WOODLAND – Yolo County Superior Court Judge Paul Richardson released an unhoused man from custody, throwing out a felony robbery count at a preliminary hearing Friday after calling the ambi ...

July 13, 2020
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Man Denied Temporary Release Due to Violence Charges

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|Date: July 12, 2020
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Man Denied Temporary Release Due to Violence Charges

By Jess Taylor WOODLAND – Yolo County Superior Court Judge Paul Richardson’s strong concerns over the vio ...

By Jess Taylor WOODLAND – Yolo County Superior Court Judge Paul Richardson’s strong concerns over the violent tendencies of defendant Loi Bui—who had asked for a two week release to get his affairs in ...

July 12, 2020
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Yolo County Judge Offers Optimism, and Stern Warning to Domestic Violence Defendant

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|Date: July 11, 2020
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Yolo County Judge Offers Optimism, and Stern Warning to Domestic Violence Defendant

By Gabriela Tsudik WOODLAND – Yolo County Superior Judge David Rosenberg, in a speedy pre-trial hearing, ...

By Gabriela Tsudik WOODLAND – Yolo County Superior Judge David Rosenberg, in a speedy pre-trial hearing, expressed a series of optimistic remarks—and a stern warning—to a young man being sentenced for ...

July 11, 2020
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‘Horseplay’ Could be Cause of Car Accident That Threw Baby from Vehicle; Mother Facing Child Endangerment

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|Date: July 09, 2020
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‘Horseplay’ Could be Cause of Car Accident That Threw Baby from Vehicle; Mother Facing Child Endangerment

By Nick Domenici WOODLAND – Horseplay in a moving vehicle caused a fatal crash—tragically, a driver was k ...

By Nick Domenici WOODLAND – Horseplay in a moving vehicle caused a fatal crash—tragically, a driver was killed, and a baby was ejected from the car on the night of May 8, 2019, according to informatio ...

July 09, 2020
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Deputy Public Defender Insists on Credit for Defendant – Probation is Sticky Issue

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|Date: July 08, 2020
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Deputy Public Defender Insists on Credit for Defendant – Probation is Sticky Issue

By Stephanie Don WOODLAND – A defendant here has a big decision to make after savvy Deputy Public Defende ...

By Stephanie Don WOODLAND – A defendant here has a big decision to make after savvy Deputy Public Defender Martha Sequeira posed some interesting questions during a Zoom live stream hearing Monday in ...

July 08, 2020
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Yolo Inmate Insists His Release Date Is Off by Four Years

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|Date: July 07, 2020
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Yolo Inmate Insists His Release Date Is Off by Four Years

by Jess Taylor WOODLAND – An inmate at the Monroe Detention addressed those in a Yolo County Superior Cou ...

by Jess Taylor WOODLAND – An inmate at the Monroe Detention addressed those in a Yolo County Superior Courtroom here Monday about a letter he had issued to the courthouse, where he insists his listed ...

July 07, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Reisig, PPIC Study, and Racial Disparity in Criminal Legal System

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 06, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Reisig, PPIC Study, and Racial Disparity in Criminal Legal System

Part of the defense offered by Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig, in face of criticism that Yolo County has abou ...

Part of the defense offered by Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig, in face of criticism that Yolo County has about 28 percent of its jail comprised of Blacks while the share of the overall population for that ...

July 06, 2020
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Vanguard 10th Annual Event – Keynote Speaker: Mark Godsey, Ohio Innocence Project – August 13

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 01, 2020
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Vanguard 10th Annual Event – Keynote Speaker: Mark Godsey, Ohio Innocence Project – August 13

The Vanguard's 10th Annual Event will feature Mark Godsey, the director of the Ohio Innocence Project and ...

The Vanguard's 10th Annual Event will feature Mark Godsey, the director of the Ohio Innocence Project and acclaimed author of Blind Injustice. In his book, "Drawing upon stories from his own career, G ...

July 01, 2020
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Vanguard 10th Annual Event – Keynote Speaker: Mark Godsey, Ohio Innocence Project – August 13

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 30, 2020
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Vanguard 10th Annual Event – Keynote Speaker: Mark Godsey, Ohio Innocence Project – August 13

The Vanguard's 10th Annual Event will feature Mark Godsey, the director of the Ohio Innocence Project and ...

The Vanguard's 10th Annual Event will feature Mark Godsey, the director of the Ohio Innocence Project and acclaimed author of Blind Injustice. In his book, "Drawing upon stories from his own career, G ...

June 30, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Reisig This Isn’t (Just) About You

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 29, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Reisig This Isn’t (Just) About You

When Public Defender Tracie Olson pointed out, quite correctly, that in the Yolo County Jail on April 20, ...

When Public Defender Tracie Olson pointed out, quite correctly, that in the Yolo County Jail on April 20, 2020, the population was about 28 percent Black in a county with a population of just 3 percen ...

June 29, 2020
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My View: DA Reisig Cannot Let This One Go, Doubles Down on Attack on Public Defender

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 27, 2020
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My View: DA Reisig Cannot Let This One Go, Doubles Down on Attack on Public Defender

You would think Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig would have learned and simply let this go. He was roundly cri ...

You would think Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig would have learned and simply let this go. He was roundly criticized for making personal a comment on the news by Yolo County Public Defender Tracie Olson w ...

June 27, 2020
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Man with Bat/Stick to Stand Trial for Vandalizing Pest Control Vehicle in West Sac

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: June 27, 2020
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Man with Bat/Stick to Stand Trial for Vandalizing Pest Control Vehicle in West Sac

By Angelina Caplanis WOODLAND — Motive was not disclosed here in Yolo County Superior Court of why a man ...

By Angelina Caplanis WOODLAND — Motive was not disclosed here in Yolo County Superior Court of why a man would use a pest control vehicle as his personal batting cage and art canvas, but he will be st ...

June 27, 2020
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Davis Car Crash Leads to Drug Arrest

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|Date: June 23, 2020
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Davis Car Crash Leads to Drug Arrest

By Julietta Bisharyan WOODLAND - A car crash on Chiles Road led to the discovery of a man’s possession of ...

By Julietta Bisharyan WOODLAND - A car crash on Chiles Road led to the discovery of a man’s possession of methamphetamine, among other drugs, according to court testimony here in Yolo County Superior ...

June 23, 2020
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Guest Commentary: What We Wish Yolo District Attorney Jeff Reisig Had Written…

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|Date: June 21, 2020
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Guest Commentary: What We Wish Yolo District Attorney Jeff Reisig Had Written…

Yolo County Public Defender Tracie Olson’s recent interview raised some very challenging questions for ou ...

Yolo County Public Defender Tracie Olson’s recent interview raised some very challenging questions for our local justice system—including how police, prosecutors and even judges contribute to the over ...

June 21, 2020
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Yolo Maintains Zero Bail Schedule after Judicial Council Ends It Statewide

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 19, 2020
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Yolo Maintains Zero Bail Schedule after Judicial Council Ends It Statewide

Last week the California Judicial Council—over the strenuous objection of reformers and public defenders ...

Last week the California Judicial Council—over the strenuous objection of reformers and public defenders across the state—ended the emergency bail schedule, or zero bail. But on Wednesday, Yolo Count ...

June 19, 2020
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Man Accused of Pimping a Minor in Yolo County Court

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: June 18, 2020
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Man Accused of Pimping a Minor in Yolo County Court

By Julietta Bisharyan WOODLAND - During a remote preliminary hearing in Yolo County Superior Court, a man ...

By Julietta Bisharyan WOODLAND - During a remote preliminary hearing in Yolo County Superior Court, a man was charged with human trafficking a minor, among other women in his prostitution ring. The de ...

June 18, 2020
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Commentary: The DA – He Doth Protest Too Much

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 17, 2020
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Commentary: The DA – He Doth Protest Too Much

Last Monday all across the state and around the nation, public defenders took to the streets marching for ...

Last Monday all across the state and around the nation, public defenders took to the streets marching for Black lives. Following that event, ABC 10 interviewed Yolo County Public Defender Tracie Olso ...

June 17, 2020
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Yolo DA Attacks Public Defender over Claims of Disproportionate Incarcerated Black Population

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 16, 2020
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Yolo DA Attacks Public Defender over Claims of Disproportionate Incarcerated Black Population

It started as an interview by ABC10 following the public defender Black Lives Matter march last Monday. D ...

It started as an interview by ABC10 following the public defender Black Lives Matter march last Monday. During the interview, Yolo County Public Defender Tracie Olson told the news station, “Honestly ...

June 16, 2020
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Cast of Characters, Conflicting Officer Testimony Featured at ‘Day at the Old Court’

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: June 16, 2020
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Cast of Characters, Conflicting Officer Testimony Featured at ‘Day at the Old Court’

By Alexandra Cline WOODLAND – “You can’t tell the players without a program” yell barkers selling program ...

By Alexandra Cline WOODLAND – “You can’t tell the players without a program” yell barkers selling programs at a ball game. And it also just might apply to Dept. 11 in Yolo County Superior Court here, ...

June 16, 2020
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Waiting for His Appeal, Despite COVID-19 Threat, Woodland Man’s Request for Release Denied

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: June 14, 2020
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Waiting for His Appeal, Despite COVID-19 Threat, Woodland Man’s Request for Release Denied

By Angelina Caplanis WOODLAND – Despite the growing number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in California ja ...

By Angelina Caplanis WOODLAND – Despite the growing number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in California jails and prisons, Yolo County Superior Court Judge David Rosenberg denied Brandon Ryan Vidales b ...

June 14, 2020
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