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Pregnant Woman Requests Bail Reduction Despite Felony Warrant in Different County – Judges Drops Bail to $150,000

Posted by Shady Gonzales
|Date: May 27, 2022
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Pregnant Woman Requests Bail Reduction Despite Felony Warrant in Different County – Judges Drops Bail to $150,000

By Shady Gonzales MODESTO, CA - Dorothy Skinner, a pregnant woman facing drug and other felony charges, ...

By Shady Gonzales MODESTO, CA - Dorothy Skinner, a pregnant woman facing drug and other felony charges, asked the judge in Stanislaus County Superior Court this week for a reduction in her bail—it wa ...

May 27, 2022
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Officer Describes Santa Rosa Sex Assault, Defense Rebukes Part of It as Testimony for Crimes in 2018 and 2020 Ends

Posted by Oliver Camarena
|Date: May 27, 2022
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Officer Describes Santa Rosa Sex Assault, Defense Rebukes Part of It as Testimony for Crimes in 2018 and 2020 Ends

By Oliver Camarena WOODLAND, CA - The testimony portion of the sex crimes trial of Jose Trinidad Perez Me ...

By Oliver Camarena WOODLAND, CA - The testimony portion of the sex crimes trial of Jose Trinidad Perez Meza, for alleged assaults in 2018 and 2020, ended Thursday in Yolo County Superior Court with bo ...

May 27, 2022
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DUI Jury Trial Suddenly Dismissed after CHP Fails to Report Key Officer Witness is ‘in Disney’

Posted by Gracyann Joslin
|Date: May 26, 2022
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DUI Jury Trial Suddenly Dismissed after CHP Fails to Report Key Officer Witness is ‘in Disney’

By Gracy Joslin and Fiona Davis WOODLAND, CA – In Yolo County Superior Court Monday morning, just as jury ...

By Gracy Joslin and Fiona Davis WOODLAND, CA – In Yolo County Superior Court Monday morning, just as jury selection had concluded and the trial was set to begin in a DUI misdemeanor case, the prosecut ...

May 26, 2022
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Man Accused of Davis, Santa Rosa Sex Assaults Denies Involvement Despite Video Presented in Trial

Posted by Sofia Leguria
|Date: May 26, 2022
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Man Accused of Davis, Santa Rosa Sex Assaults Denies Involvement Despite Video Presented in Trial

By Sofia Leguria WOODLAND, CA – The sexual assault trial of Jose Trinidad Perez Meza proceeded Wednesday ...

By Sofia Leguria WOODLAND, CA – The sexual assault trial of Jose Trinidad Perez Meza proceeded Wednesday here in Yolo County Superior Court. Meza is facing two counts of assault with intent to commit ...

May 26, 2022
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Judge Sets Trial after Prelim Shows Victim of Attack Left Lying in Own Waste in Group Home Bed

Posted by Shady Gonzales
|Date: May 25, 2022
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Judge Sets Trial after Prelim Shows Victim of Attack Left Lying in Own Waste in Group Home Bed

By Shady Gonzales MODESTO, CA - Albert Kiryakos was in Stanislaus County Superior Court Monday for his pr ...

By Shady Gonzales MODESTO, CA - Albert Kiryakos was in Stanislaus County Superior Court Monday for his preliminary hearing on felony charges of inflicting great bodily harm onto an elder. As the prose ...

May 25, 2022
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Judge Sentences Guilty 22-Year-Old DUI Offender to Limited Jail Time and Probation

Posted by Mihajla Milovanovic
|Date: May 25, 2022
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Judge Sentences Guilty 22-Year-Old DUI Offender to Limited Jail Time and Probation

By Mihajla Milovanovic and Tommy Nguyen VENTURA, CA - Early this week, during his sentencing hearing, a y ...

By Mihajla Milovanovic and Tommy Nguyen VENTURA, CA - Early this week, during his sentencing hearing, a young man pleaded guilty to his felony-reduced-to-misdemeanor DUI charges after a judge consider ...

May 25, 2022
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Victim, Witness, Expert Testify in Sexual Assault Trial from 2018, 2020 Crimes

Posted by Oliver Camarena
|Date: May 25, 2022
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Victim, Witness, Expert Testify in Sexual Assault Trial from 2018, 2020 Crimes

By Oliver Camarena and Veronica Miller WOODLAND, CA - Jose Trinidad Perez Meza’s trial on two sexual assa ...

By Oliver Camarena and Veronica Miller WOODLAND, CA - Jose Trinidad Perez Meza’s trial on two sexual assault charges proceeded Tuesday in Yolo County Superior Court with testimony from a victim of the ...

May 25, 2022
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Embezzlement Victim Wants Accused to Do Time, Pay Fine; Judge Sets Case for Trial

Posted by Neha Malhi
|Date: May 24, 2022
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Embezzlement Victim Wants Accused to Do Time, Pay Fine; Judge Sets Case for Trial

By Neha Malhi WOODLAND, CA – The victim in a grand theft embezzlement case here in Yolo County Superior C ...

By Neha Malhi WOODLAND, CA – The victim in a grand theft embezzlement case here in Yolo County Superior Court Friday demanded the accused spend time in jail. In the preliminary hearing for Emanuel Wes ...

May 24, 2022
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Judge Maintains Firm Bail Requirements in 2 Cases, Despite Defense Counsel Asking for Leniency

Posted by Alexander Jimenez
|Date: May 24, 2022
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Judge Maintains Firm Bail Requirements in 2 Cases, Despite Defense Counsel Asking for Leniency

By Alex Jimenez DUBLIN, CA- In Alameda County Superior Court Friday, two attorneys advocated for their r ...

By Alex Jimenez DUBLIN, CA- In Alameda County Superior Court Friday, two attorneys advocated for their respective clients to be released out of custody. One case was related to mental health and anot ...

May 24, 2022
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Quarantine: Another COVID Court Delay Prevents Finalization of Case

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: May 23, 2022
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Quarantine: Another COVID Court Delay Prevents Finalization of Case

By Daniella Espinoza OAKLAND, CA - As if COVID-19 has not presented enough challenges within the past two ...

By Daniella Espinoza OAKLAND, CA - As if COVID-19 has not presented enough challenges within the past two years, recent happenings inside the Wiley W. Manuel Courthouse illustrate the pandemic continu ...

May 23, 2022
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Emotional Victim Impact Statement Moves Judge to Issue 10-Year Order to Protect Victim beyond Four-Year Prison Sentence.

Posted by Taylor Smith
|Date: May 23, 2022
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Emotional Victim Impact Statement Moves Judge to Issue 10-Year Order to Protect Victim beyond Four-Year Prison Sentence.

By Taylor Smith WOODLAND, CA - During a domestic violence sentencing Friday in Yolo County Superior Court ...

By Taylor Smith WOODLAND, CA - During a domestic violence sentencing Friday in Yolo County Superior Court, an emotional victim impact statement from a mother who was allegedly abused by the father of ...

May 23, 2022
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PD Charges District Attorney Tardiness Delays Resentencing Hearing for Months

Posted by Natalia Ruvalcaba
|Date: May 23, 2022
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PD Charges District Attorney Tardiness Delays Resentencing Hearing for Months

By Natalia Ruvalcaba WOODLAND, CA – Yolo County Superior Court Judge Doris Shockley argued here late last ...

By Natalia Ruvalcaba WOODLAND, CA – Yolo County Superior Court Judge Doris Shockley argued here late last week the resentencing case for Lee Ray Williams could not proceed without the submission of a ...

May 23, 2022
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Man Charged with Multiple Burglaries Set for Trial after Preliminary Hearing

Posted by Veronica Miller
|Date: May 22, 2022
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Man Charged with Multiple Burglaries Set for Trial after Preliminary Hearing

By Veronica Miller WOODLAND, CA - Treyvonn Cook remained in county jail on $200,000 bail Thursday after h ...

By Veronica Miller WOODLAND, CA - Treyvonn Cook remained in county jail on $200,000 bail Thursday after his preliminary hearing in Yolo County Superior Court—Cook is charged with nine felonies related ...

May 22, 2022
| by Veronica Miller

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Court’s Confusion about ‘Time-Served’ Causes Accused to Reject Offer

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: May 22, 2022
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Court’s Confusion about ‘Time-Served’ Causes Accused to Reject Offer

By Oliver Camarena WOODLAND, CA – Accused Roger Bettancourt—who was made an offer for an alleged parole v ...

By Oliver Camarena WOODLAND, CA – Accused Roger Bettancourt—who was made an offer for an alleged parole violation—could never get a clarifying question answered, and then rejected the offer Thursday h ...

May 22, 2022
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Men Facing Domestic Violence-Related Charges Get Jail and Forced Enrollment in Batterers Intervention Program

Posted by Brandon Blanco
|Date: May 21, 2022
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Men Facing Domestic Violence-Related Charges Get Jail and Forced Enrollment in Batterers Intervention Program

By Brandon Blanco WOODLAND, CA – Two men facing domestic violence charges in separate cases in Yolo Count ...

By Brandon Blanco WOODLAND, CA – Two men facing domestic violence charges in separate cases in Yolo County Superior Court Thursday morning were given short jail sentences and probation, plus they both ...

May 21, 2022
| by Brandon Blanco

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Probation for Man Accused of Felony Car Theft

Posted by Aryal Aglugub
|Date: May 21, 2022
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Probation for Man Accused of Felony Car Theft

By Aryal Aglugub MODESTO, CA - Ronald Lee Adams pleaded no contest Thursday in Stanislaus County Superior ...

By Aryal Aglugub MODESTO, CA - Ronald Lee Adams pleaded no contest Thursday in Stanislaus County Superior Court to a felony charge, one count of unlawfully taking someone else's vehicle without consen ...

May 21, 2022
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Truck Driver Testifies in Atwal DUI Trial

Posted by Nora Dahl
|Date: May 20, 2022
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Truck Driver Testifies in Atwal DUI Trial

By Nora Dahl MODESTO, CA – The trial of Manpreet Atwal, charged with a felony under the influence/DUI abo ...

By Nora Dahl MODESTO, CA – The trial of Manpreet Atwal, charged with a felony under the influence/DUI about five years ago, proceeded here in Stanislaus County Superior Court Thursday. The case was pr ...

May 20, 2022
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Judge Interrupted: Defense Attorney Apologizes

Posted by Nora Dahl
|Date: May 20, 2022
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Judge Interrupted: Defense Attorney Apologizes

By Nora Dahl STANISLAUS COUNTY, CA – This week, here in Stanislaus County Superior Court, there was a pro ...

By Nora Dahl STANISLAUS COUNTY, CA – This week, here in Stanislaus County Superior Court, there was a probation violation hearing scheduled before Judge Shawn Bessey in Dept. 2. But it was soon oversh ...

May 20, 2022
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Man Claims Just Sitting in Car, Set for Burglary Trial

Posted by Veronica Miller
|Date: May 20, 2022
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Man Claims Just Sitting in Car, Set for Burglary Trial

By Veronica Miller and Eliza Hernandez WOODLAND, CA - In Yolo County Superior Court this week, Judge Davi ...

By Veronica Miller and Eliza Hernandez WOODLAND, CA - In Yolo County Superior Court this week, Judge David Reed presided over the preliminary hearing of Dale Prater, charged with felony burglary in th ...

May 20, 2022
| by Veronica Miller

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Defense Attorney Wins, Contested Client’s Mental Health Placement to Avoid Fines

Posted by Catherine Potente
|Date: May 20, 2022
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Defense Attorney Wins, Contested Client’s Mental Health Placement to Avoid Fines

By Catherine Potente WOODLAND, CA–A defense attorney here in Yolo County Superior Court this week contest ...

By Catherine Potente WOODLAND, CA–A defense attorney here in Yolo County Superior Court this week contested a placement in a mental hospital in an effort to avoid his client paying more than $2,000 in ...

May 20, 2022
| by Catherine Potente

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