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Convicted Child Molester Receives 90 to Life

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|Date: July 02, 2019
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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
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Multiple Questions from the Alleged Stolen Van Case

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|Date: June 26, 2019
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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
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Two Witnesses with Conflicting Testimonies

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|Date: June 14, 2019
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Two Witnesses with Conflicting Testimonies

By Penelope Tsiopos The court heard two different versions of the same narrative on the afternoon of June ...

By Penelope Tsiopos The court heard two different versions of the same narrative on the afternoon of June 13, 2019. It will now be left to a jury to decide which witness is telling the truth. "Ms. M" ...

June 14, 2019
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Domestic Violence Case Arises after Physical Altercations over a Phone

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|Date: June 12, 2019
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Domestic Violence Case Arises after Physical Altercations over a Phone

By Danielle Eden C. Silva A man has been charged with domestic violence after a woman claimed being pushe ...

By Danielle Eden C. Silva A man has been charged with domestic violence after a woman claimed being pushed at a party and punched at a friend’s home, after trying to check his phone. On March 31, 2019 ...

June 12, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Four Cases from SF to Sac Illustrate the State of the Injustice System

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|Date: June 10, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Four Cases from SF to Sac Illustrate the State of the Injustice System

The Vanguard is now covering cases from San Francisco to Sacramento and we find injustice across the boar ...

The Vanguard is now covering cases from San Francisco to Sacramento and we find injustice across the board. In San Francisco, we have been covering the case of Antonio Carter Bibbs accused of molestin ...

June 10, 2019
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Vanguard Court Watch TV, Episode 5 (Video) – Part 3 of Ajay Dev Case

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|Date: June 10, 2019
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Vanguard Court Watch TV, Episode 5 (Video) – Part 3 of Ajay Dev Case

Ajay Dev has been in prison for nearly 10 years for charges that many believe were unfounded. His appella ...

Ajay Dev has been in prison for nearly 10 years for charges that many believe were unfounded. His appellate team has filed a writ of Habeas Corpus and he has been granted what figures to be an ongoing ...

June 10, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Deputy DA Mount’s Conduct in Court Shows Lack of Objectivity in Dev Case

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|Date: June 09, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Deputy DA Mount’s Conduct in Court Shows Lack of Objectivity in Dev Case

At the court on Friday morning as Judge Janene Beronio was deciding when to schedule an evidentiary heari ...

At the court on Friday morning as Judge Janene Beronio was deciding when to schedule an evidentiary hearing in the ten-year-old case of Ajay Dev, who was sentenced ten years ago on 76 counts of rape t ...

June 09, 2019
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Defense Discusses Difficulties in Bringing New Witnesses in Ajay Dev Case

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|Date: June 08, 2019
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Defense Discusses Difficulties in Bringing New Witnesses in Ajay Dev Case

By Lauren Jaech The evidentiary hearing for Ajay Dev continued today with a discussion about bringing in ...

By Lauren Jaech The evidentiary hearing for Ajay Dev continued today with a discussion about bringing in new witnesses and deciding the next step for the proceedings. Mr. Dev has been serving a 378-ye ...

June 08, 2019
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Closing Arguments in Child Abuse Case Dispute the Petechiae Found on Child

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|Date: June 08, 2019
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Closing Arguments in Child Abuse Case Dispute the Petechiae Found on Child

By Danielle Silva In the closing arguments of a child abuse case, the defense and prosecution argued over ...

By Danielle Silva In the closing arguments of a child abuse case, the defense and prosecution argued over the validity of the complaining witness and the cause of the petechial rash found on her. On D ...

June 08, 2019
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Vanguard Court Watch TV, Episode 4 (Video) – Part 2 of Ajay Dev Case

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 07, 2019
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Vanguard Court Watch TV, Episode 4 (Video) – Part 2 of Ajay Dev Case

Ajay Dev has been in prison for nearly 10 years for charges that many believe were unfounded. His appella ...

Ajay Dev has been in prison for nearly 10 years for charges that many believe were unfounded. His appellate team has filed a writ of Habeas Corpus and he has been granted what figures to be an ongoing ...

June 07, 2019
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Miles Child Abuse Trial Resumes

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|Date: June 06, 2019
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Miles Child Abuse Trial Resumes

By Sufi Sadati The continuation of the Brian Miles trial proceeded today in Department 7. The defendant i ...

By Sufi Sadati The continuation of the Brian Miles trial proceeded today in Department 7. The defendant is accused of child abuse and corporal punishment of his two daughters. Unconventionally, the de ...

June 06, 2019
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Jack in the Box Argument Leads to Drug Bust

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|Date: June 06, 2019
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Jack in the Box Argument Leads to Drug Bust

By Kelsey Stewart Picture this: A Jack in the Box at 9:48 in the morning, a young couple arguing in front ...

By Kelsey Stewart Picture this: A Jack in the Box at 9:48 in the morning, a young couple arguing in front of a black sedan and 19.77 grams of crystal methamphetamine in an Altoids box. These were the ...

June 06, 2019
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How Much Force Is Necessary to Cause Petechiae?

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|Date: June 05, 2019
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How Much Force Is Necessary to Cause Petechiae?

Witnesses Testify in Child Abuse Case with Attention to Rash on Victim’s Face By Grace Jung According to ...

Witnesses Testify in Child Abuse Case with Attention to Rash on Victim’s Face By Grace Jung According to child abuse and neglect expert Dr. Angela Vickers, there has not been any research conducted qu ...

June 05, 2019
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Witnesses Testify on Behalf of Inmate’s Mental Health in PC 1001.36 Diversion Hearing

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|Date: June 03, 2019
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Witnesses Testify on Behalf of Inmate’s Mental Health in PC 1001.36 Diversion Hearing

By Esmeralda Mendoza On Friday May 31 a hearing was held for Jason Charles Jones, a man charged with batt ...

By Esmeralda Mendoza On Friday May 31 a hearing was held for Jason Charles Jones, a man charged with battery on a person, and two witnesses, which included a doctor and social services worker, testifi ...

June 03, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Gilligan, Sentencing and the Specter of White Privilege

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|Date: June 02, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Gilligan, Sentencing and the Specter of White Privilege

On Thursday, Hayley Gilligan plead no contest to a revised charge of voluntary manslaughter, thus avoidin ...

On Thursday, Hayley Gilligan plead no contest to a revised charge of voluntary manslaughter, thus avoiding a trial where she would be facing first degree murder charges and where, if she had been foun ...

June 02, 2019
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Older Daughter of Defendant Refuses to Look at Father in Child Abuse Trial

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|Date: June 02, 2019
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Older Daughter of Defendant Refuses to Look at Father in Child Abuse Trial

By Lauren Jaech The atmosphere in Department 7 was tense on Friday morning as a teenager emotionally reco ...

By Lauren Jaech The atmosphere in Department 7 was tense on Friday morning as a teenager emotionally recounted stories of abuse she claimed she suffered as a child, all the while pointedly not looking ...

June 02, 2019
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Daughter Testifies as Miles Faces Felony Child Abuse Charges

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|Date: June 01, 2019
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Daughter Testifies as Miles Faces Felony Child Abuse Charges

by Grace Jung and Lauren Zaren Two Witnesses Heard in Child Abuse Case By Grace Jung Imagine a father an ...

by Grace Jung and Lauren Zaren Two Witnesses Heard in Child Abuse Case By Grace Jung Imagine a father and child. Both are in the living room watching television when the father suddenly forms a tight ...

June 01, 2019
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Gilligan Pleads Guilty to Voluntary Manslaughter, Takes a 13-Year Sentence

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|Date: May 31, 2019
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Gilligan Pleads Guilty to Voluntary Manslaughter, Takes a 13-Year Sentence

“It’s what the victim would have wanted.” By Lauren Zaren Hayley Gilligan will not go to trial on murder ...

“It’s what the victim would have wanted.” By Lauren Zaren Hayley Gilligan will not go to trial on murder charges. The surprising development took place on Thursday afternoon, when she pled no contest ...

May 31, 2019
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Defense Calls for Witness Re-Examination of Ajay Dev 10 Years after Trial

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|Date: May 31, 2019
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Defense Calls for Witness Re-Examination of Ajay Dev 10 Years after Trial

By Danielle Eden C. Silva The Ajay Dev case had an evidentiary hearing today to ask the court to re-exami ...

By Danielle Eden C. Silva The Ajay Dev case had an evidentiary hearing today to ask the court to re-examine witnesses and information involving a 10-year-old trial. Since 2009, Dev has been serving a ...

May 31, 2019
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Arson Case in Woodland Will Go Forward

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|Date: May 30, 2019
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Arson Case in Woodland Will Go Forward

By Kelsey Stewart In Department 11, Juan Manuel Vega, Jr., underwent a preliminary hearing for suspected ...

By Kelsey Stewart In Department 11, Juan Manuel Vega, Jr., underwent a preliminary hearing for suspected arson of property and attempted car theft. Deputy Public Defender John Sage represented Mr. Veg ...

May 30, 2019
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