Court Watch - Latest News | The Davis Vanguard

Grid
List

DUI Trial Goes to the Jury

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 19, 2019
| 0 comments

DUI Trial Goes to the Jury

By Michelle Lagos “The Evidence Is Problematic but It’s Not Absent” The jury was sent out to deliberate a ...

By Michelle Lagos “The Evidence Is Problematic but It’s Not Absent” The jury was sent out to deliberate after the motion for judgment of acquittal on all charges against the defendant, due to lack of ...

July 19, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| 0 comments

Read more
A Restitution Hearing in Tercero Fraud Case

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 19, 2019
| 0 comments

A Restitution Hearing in Tercero Fraud Case

Witnesses Testify in Unlicensed Contractor Fraud Case by Sindy Lim Woodland - The issue of defendant Ear ...

Witnesses Testify in Unlicensed Contractor Fraud Case by Sindy Lim Woodland - The issue of defendant Earl James Thompson’s role in Russell/Thompson, Inc. and the 2010 UC Davis Tercero II student hous ...

July 19, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| 0 comments

Read more
DUI Hangs on Evidence of Driving

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: July 18, 2019
| 0 comments

DUI Hangs on Evidence of Driving

By Zachary Zolmer The afternoon resumption of a DUI trial disputed whether or not the defendant was actua ...

By Zachary Zolmer The afternoon resumption of a DUI trial disputed whether or not the defendant was actually driving when intoxicated. At approximately 3 a.m. on January 18, 2019, West Sacramento Poli ...

July 18, 2019
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

| 0 comments

Read more
Social Media Plays a Key Role in Stalking Case

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: July 18, 2019
| 0 comments

Social Media Plays a Key Role in Stalking Case

By Nathan Yanez In Department 7, screenshots of Instagram messages were the topic of discussion. Defendan ...

By Nathan Yanez In Department 7, screenshots of Instagram messages were the topic of discussion. Defendant Jose Alfredo Rodriguez was present for his preliminary hearing set for July 17. Deputy Distri ...

July 18, 2019
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

| 0 comments

Read more
Police Don’t Find Evidence of Kidnapping, but They Find Meth

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: July 17, 2019
| (1) Comment

Police Don’t Find Evidence of Kidnapping, but They Find Meth

By Gianna DeGuzman WOODLAND - Detained on suspicion of an abduction, Jimmy Dee Teal consented to a search ...

By Gianna DeGuzman WOODLAND - Detained on suspicion of an abduction, Jimmy Dee Teal consented to a search of his hotel room, where methamphetamine pipes were eventually uncovered. On July 29, 2018, Sc ...

July 17, 2019
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

| (1) Comment

Read more
Unlicensed Contractor Accused of Conning $1.5 Million from UC Davis Tercero Hall Project

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: July 16, 2019
| 0 comments

Unlicensed Contractor Accused of Conning $1.5 Million from UC Davis Tercero Hall Project

Prevailing Wage Fraud Leaves Contractors Clutching their Payroll Receipts By Miles Davis In 2009, Earl Ja ...

Prevailing Wage Fraud Leaves Contractors Clutching their Payroll Receipts By Miles Davis In 2009, Earl James Thompson couldn't obtain a contractor's license for the UC Davis Tercero Hall Project becau ...

July 16, 2019
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

| 0 comments

Read more
Defendant Acquitted in Case of Battery

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: July 15, 2019
| 0 comments

Defendant Acquitted in Case of Battery

“ If there is A Concussion Then They Have To Convict “ By Michelle Lagos The deputy public defender’s req ...

“ If there is A Concussion Then They Have To Convict “ By Michelle Lagos The deputy public defender’s request for a mistrial in the case against Eric Wayne Smith, due to prosecutorial misconduct, was ...

July 15, 2019
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

| 0 comments

Read more
Rachel Barkow Speaks at UC Davis Law School (Video)

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 12, 2019
| 0 comments

Rachel Barkow Speaks at UC Davis Law School (Video)

In front a large audience on Wednesday evening, NYU Law Professor Rachel Barkow discussed her book, Priso ...

In front a large audience on Wednesday evening, NYU Law Professor Rachel Barkow discussed her book, Prisoners of Politics: Breaking the Cycle of Mass Incarceration. During her discussion, she addresse ...

July 12, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| 0 comments

Read more
Closing Arguments in the Case of Battery at Walters House

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: July 12, 2019
| (2) Comments

Closing Arguments in the Case of Battery at Walters House

by Michelle Lagos and Danielle Silva Battery Causing Serious Bodily Injury at Walters House By Michelle L ...

by Michelle Lagos and Danielle Silva Battery Causing Serious Bodily Injury at Walters House By Michelle Lagos After a physical altercation broke out at Walters House in Woodland, Eric Wayne Smith face ...

July 12, 2019
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

| (2) Comments

Read more
Witnesses Called to Testify in Illegal Firearms Possession Case

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: July 12, 2019
| 0 comments

Witnesses Called to Testify in Illegal Firearms Possession Case

By Nathan Yanez In October of 2016 officers of the West Sacramento Police Department stormed the house of ...

By Nathan Yanez In October of 2016 officers of the West Sacramento Police Department stormed the house of an ex-felon who might have obtained a firearm when not permitted to possess one. On October 12 ...

July 12, 2019
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

| 0 comments

Read more
ER Doctor Testifies in Battery Trial

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: July 11, 2019
| 0 comments

ER Doctor Testifies in Battery Trial

By Samantha Rahn Woodland – Today we continue with the trial of the People v. Eric Wayne Smith to determi ...

By Samantha Rahn Woodland – Today we continue with the trial of the People v. Eric Wayne Smith to determine if the defendant is guilty of battery with serious injury. The court first called upon Dr. J ...

July 11, 2019
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

| 0 comments

Read more
“What are you gonna do about it? Get up.”

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: July 10, 2019
| 0 comments

“What are you gonna do about it? Get up.”

By Joshua Liang Woodland - These words will either convict or exonerate Eric Wayne Smith of battery withi ...

By Joshua Liang Woodland - These words will either convict or exonerate Eric Wayne Smith of battery within the next one hundred and twenty hours. They were spoken by the alleged victim mere seconds be ...

July 10, 2019
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

| 0 comments

Read more
Conflicting Testimonies over BUI

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: July 09, 2019
| 0 comments

Conflicting Testimonies over BUI

By Zachary Zolmer A pretrial motion to suppress evidence considered whether or not the defendant submitte ...

By Zachary Zolmer A pretrial motion to suppress evidence considered whether or not the defendant submitted to breathalyzer tests voluntarily. At about 7:10 p.m. on July 29, 2018, Yolo County Deputy Sh ...

July 09, 2019
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

| 0 comments

Read more
Rachel Barkow: Breaking the Cycle of Mass Incarceration – Free Event WEDNESDAY (July 10)

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 09, 2019
| 0 comments

Rachel Barkow: Breaking the Cycle of Mass Incarceration – Free Event WEDNESDAY (July 10)

The Davis Vanguard and UC Davis Law School Present: Join us on Wednesday, July 10 from 5 to 7 as NYU Law ...

The Davis Vanguard and UC Davis Law School Present: Join us on Wednesday, July 10 from 5 to 7 as NYU Law Professor Rachel Elise Barkow discusses her new book: "Prisoners of Politics: Breaking the Cycl ...

July 09, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| 0 comments

Read more
Parking Mishap Turned Narcotics Case

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: July 05, 2019
| 0 comments

Parking Mishap Turned Narcotics Case

By Danielle Silva A man with five outstanding warrants was arrested for several narcotics-related counts ...

By Danielle Silva A man with five outstanding warrants was arrested for several narcotics-related counts after parking his car oddly at a Woodland ampm store. On June 16, 2019, Patrol Deputy Gary Rich ...

July 05, 2019
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

| 0 comments

Read more
9th Annual Vanguard Event: Reforming the Prosecution System (October 26)

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 05, 2019
| 0 comments

9th Annual Vanguard Event: Reforming the Prosecution System (October 26)

In 2017 Larry Krasner shocked the world by becoming district attorney in Philadelphia. Since then progres ...

In 2017 Larry Krasner shocked the world by becoming district attorney in Philadelphia. Since then progressive minded prosecutors have run from coast to coast, pushing with them a reform agenda that in ...

July 05, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| 0 comments

Read more
Officer Pulls Over Defendant after Associating Her with Potential Burglary Footage

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: July 04, 2019
| 0 comments

Officer Pulls Over Defendant after Associating Her with Potential Burglary Footage

By Danielle Silva An officer pulled over the defendant in a burglary case after viewing potential burglar ...

By Danielle Silva An officer pulled over the defendant in a burglary case after viewing potential burglary footage from a West Sacramento apartment complex. On June 17, 2019, Rebecca Nicole Stinson wa ...

July 04, 2019
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

| 0 comments

Read more
Plea Agreements Becoming Costly for Defendants

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 03, 2019
| 0 comments

Plea Agreements Becoming Costly for Defendants

Next week Rachel Barkow will speak at the UC Davis Law School. One of the points that she has raised in h ...

Next week Rachel Barkow will speak at the UC Davis Law School. One of the points that she has raised in her book that she will be discussing next week is the cost of trials – there is a penalty when a ...

July 03, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| 0 comments

Read more
Convicted Child Molester Receives 90 to Life

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: July 02, 2019
| (3) Comments

Convicted Child Molester Receives 90 to Life

By Penelope Tsiopos Despite minor delays, Margarito Alvarez received his sentence after being convicted o ...

By Penelope Tsiopos Despite minor delays, Margarito Alvarez received his sentence after being convicted of several counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under the age of 14, including by for ...

July 02, 2019
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

| (3) Comments

Read more
Multiple Questions from the Alleged Stolen Van Case

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: June 26, 2019
| 0 comments

Multiple Questions from the Alleged Stolen Van Case

By Penelope Tsiopos WOODLAND - Was the early morning of April 10 a simple joy ride gone wrong, or did Rob ...

By Penelope Tsiopos WOODLAND - Was the early morning of April 10 a simple joy ride gone wrong, or did Robert Desean Dominic Reed steal a vehicle belonging to the Sacramento Children’s Home? The jury w ...

June 26, 2019
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

| 0 comments

Read more

12 3 4 5 ›»

Newsletter Sign-Up

Monthly Subscriber Sign-Up