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Officer Deploys Taser on Man After 40 Minutes of Negotiation

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|Date: October 09, 2019
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Officer Deploys Taser on Man After 40 Minutes of Negotiation

By Simran Bhatt Woodland –Charges against Mark Vincent Tucker for car theft were reduced to misdemeanors. ...

By Simran Bhatt Woodland –Charges against Mark Vincent Tucker for car theft were reduced to misdemeanors. On Sept. 6, 2019, the defendant allegedly stole his girlfriend’s car, a silver 2015 Honda Acco ...

October 09, 2019
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Nervous Ex-Wife Testifies against Husband in Domestic Abuse Trial

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|Date: October 08, 2019
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Nervous Ex-Wife Testifies against Husband in Domestic Abuse Trial

By Julie Maruskin and Arianna Medina A woman who allegedly suffered abuse at the hands of her ex-husband ...

By Julie Maruskin and Arianna Medina A woman who allegedly suffered abuse at the hands of her ex-husband now fears for her safety and the safety of her family as restraining order violations persist. ...

October 08, 2019
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Defendant’s Previous Domestic Violence History Puts Himself in Trial for Recent Domestic Violence Charges

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|Date: October 08, 2019
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Defendant’s Previous Domestic Violence History Puts Himself in Trial for Recent Domestic Violence Charges

By Evan Chu and Simran Bhatt The defendant in a domestic violence case, Antwain Howard, will need to answ ...

By Evan Chu and Simran Bhatt The defendant in a domestic violence case, Antwain Howard, will need to answer to charges of domestic violence after the court heard about the defendant’s previous domesti ...

October 08, 2019
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My View: DA Plays Hardball in Efforts to Free Ajay Dev

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 05, 2019
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My View: DA Plays Hardball in Efforts to Free Ajay Dev

We are two weeks out from another evidentiary hearing for Ajay Dev, but perhaps the most telling part of ...

We are two weeks out from another evidentiary hearing for Ajay Dev, but perhaps the most telling part of the last one that occurred on September 12 is that DA Ryan Couzens was going to play hardball a ...

October 05, 2019
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Woman’s Head Bashed into a Car, Dent in Vehicle Shows Enough Evidence for Trial

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|Date: October 04, 2019
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Woman’s Head Bashed into a Car, Dent in Vehicle Shows Enough Evidence for Trial

By Arianna Medina Woodland - The defense claimed it was a mere bar brawl, but the police officer and witn ...

By Arianna Medina Woodland - The defense claimed it was a mere bar brawl, but the police officer and witness testimony revealed critical details about the assault that led Judge Dave Rosenberg to offi ...

October 04, 2019
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AB 1331: A System Requirement Instead of a System Overhaul

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|Date: October 03, 2019
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AB 1331: A System Requirement Instead of a System Overhaul

By Danielle Silva On Sept. 25, 2019, DA Jeff Reisig published an opinion piece to the Sacramento Bee enco ...

By Danielle Silva On Sept. 25, 2019, DA Jeff Reisig published an opinion piece to the Sacramento Bee encouraging the implementation of Assembly Bill 1331. AB 1331 requires criminal justice agencies to ...

October 03, 2019
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Man Pleads ‘Not Guilty’ in Retrial for Car Theft and Controlled Substance Possession

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|Date: October 03, 2019
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Man Pleads ‘Not Guilty’ in Retrial for Car Theft and Controlled Substance Possession

By Evan Chu and Julie Maruskin Woodland - On Wednesday, Oct. 2, David Urias pleaded not guilty in a retri ...

By Evan Chu and Julie Maruskin Woodland - On Wednesday, Oct. 2, David Urias pleaded not guilty in a retrial at Department 10 of Yolo County Superior Court. The theft of a car and controlled substance ...

October 03, 2019
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Deputy DA’s Request for All of Dev’s Previous Attorney Files Denied

Posted by Danielle Silva
|Date: October 01, 2019
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Deputy DA’s Request for All of Dev’s Previous Attorney Files Denied

By Danielle Silva In light of Ajay Dev filing an Ineffective Assistance of Counsel claim, the prosecution ...

By Danielle Silva In light of Ajay Dev filing an Ineffective Assistance of Counsel claim, the prosecution’s request for all of Dev’s previous attorney’s trial transcripts was denied. Since 2009, Ajay ...

October 01, 2019
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Stolen Car, White Powder, Glass Pipe – Man Going to Trial for Possession of All Three

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|Date: September 30, 2019
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Stolen Car, White Powder, Glass Pipe – Man Going to Trial for Possession of All Three

By Evan Chu Woodland - After the preliminary hearing in Department 13, the judge found sufficient evidenc ...

By Evan Chu Woodland - After the preliminary hearing in Department 13, the judge found sufficient evidence to hold Marcus Tafoya over for trial on multiple charges, including car theft and possession ...

September 30, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Parole Opposition Shows Once Again Reisig Just Not a Reformer

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 29, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Parole Opposition Shows Once Again Reisig Just Not a Reformer

Since his narrow victory last year in the DA’s race, Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig keeps trying to make the ...

Since his narrow victory last year in the DA’s race, Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig keeps trying to make the claim that he is a criminal justice reformer. Indeed, some have bought into the rhetoric – but ...

September 29, 2019
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Guest Commentary: Released Parolee Was a Low Risk to Re-Offend

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|Date: September 27, 2019
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Guest Commentary: Released Parolee Was a Low Risk to Re-Offend

By Tracie Olson and Sara Johnson Tim Wilson is low risk to reoffend and does not pose a danger to society ...

By Tracie Olson and Sara Johnson Tim Wilson is low risk to reoffend and does not pose a danger to society, said the Board of Parole Hearings of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitat ...

September 27, 2019
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Man Charged with Stealing Video Games from Target

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|Date: September 27, 2019
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Man Charged with Stealing Video Games from Target

By Ariana Camarena Woodland - A preliminary hearing was held to determine if a man suspected of shoplifti ...

By Ariana Camarena Woodland - A preliminary hearing was held to determine if a man suspected of shoplifting video games from a West Sacramento Target should be brought to trial. Cameron Hackett is cha ...

September 27, 2019
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Witnesses Questioned in DUI Case

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|Date: September 26, 2019
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Witnesses Questioned in DUI Case

By Citlalli Peralta Woodland - A California Highway Patrol officer who investigated the collision of t ...

By Citlalli Peralta Woodland - A California Highway Patrol officer who investigated the collision of two cars on Westbound Interstate 80 on Sept. 17, 2018, took the stand in a DUI trial. The defend ...

September 26, 2019
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The Fullerton Case: Hollywood’s “Perfect Storm”

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|Date: September 25, 2019
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The Fullerton Case: Hollywood’s “Perfect Storm”

By Danielle Silva A retired UC Davis firefighter who runs a gardening supplies business named Lil’ Shop o ...

By Danielle Silva A retired UC Davis firefighter who runs a gardening supplies business named Lil’ Shop of Growers, Paul Fullerton still finds himself dumbfounded that he is able to smoke a joint whil ...

September 25, 2019
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Motion for Early Termination of Misdemeanor Probation in the Fullerton Case Continued Due to an Unavailable Judge

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|Date: September 24, 2019
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Motion for Early Termination of Misdemeanor Probation in the Fullerton Case Continued Due to an Unavailable Judge

By Danielle Silva The motion to terminate Fullerton's formal misdemeanor probation early was continued du ...

By Danielle Silva The motion to terminate Fullerton's formal misdemeanor probation early was continued due to the sentencing judge being unavailable. The hearing originally had been scheduled with Jud ...

September 24, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Forget the Lurid, the Masturbation Case Was All about Identification

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 22, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Forget the Lurid, the Masturbation Case Was All about Identification

While the nature of the case and the fact that a man was allegedly masturbating on a jogging path at Slid ...

While the nature of the case and the fact that a man was allegedly masturbating on a jogging path at Slide Hill Park got people’s attention, at the end of the day this was really a case about eyewitne ...

September 22, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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The Deeper Questions Raised by Felicity Huffman’s Sentence

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|Date: September 22, 2019
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The Deeper Questions Raised by Felicity Huffman’s Sentence

By Sarah Lustbader Last Friday, actress Felicity Huffman was sentenced to 14 days in prison for paying th ...

By Sarah Lustbader Last Friday, actress Felicity Huffman was sentenced to 14 days in prison for paying thousands of dollars to have one of her daughter’s SAT scores inflated. She is the first parent t ...

September 22, 2019
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Parole Board Grants Parole to Davis Killer Over Objections of Yolo DA

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|Date: September 21, 2019
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Parole Board Grants Parole to Davis Killer Over Objections of Yolo DA

(From Press Release – Yolo DA) - On September 19, 2019, a Board of Parole Hearings panel granted parole t ...

(From Press Release – Yolo DA) - On September 19, 2019, a Board of Parole Hearings panel granted parole to convicted murderer Timothy Wilson. At the hearing, which took place at California State Pris ...

September 21, 2019
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Jury Deadlocked in Suspected Slide Hill Park Serial Masturbator Case

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: September 20, 2019
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Jury Deadlocked in Suspected Slide Hill Park Serial Masturbator Case

by Michelle Lagos Woodland - Judge Paul K. Richardson declared a mistrial in the suspected Slide Hill Par ...

by Michelle Lagos Woodland - Judge Paul K. Richardson declared a mistrial in the suspected Slide Hill Park serial masturbator case after the jury was deadlocked on all counts. On June 25, 2018, betwee ...

September 20, 2019
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Case against Serial Masturbator Continues to Build

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|Date: September 19, 2019
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Case against Serial Masturbator Continues to Build

By Joshua Liang Woodland - The jury trial of Martin Arturo Rios, a Davis resident charged with indecent e ...

By Joshua Liang Woodland - The jury trial of Martin Arturo Rios, a Davis resident charged with indecent exposure in a public area, resumed in Department 13. According to eyewitness reports, the defend ...

September 19, 2019
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