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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
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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

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|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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My View: Ajay Dev Meets the Notorious Yolo County Deputy District Attorney Ryan J. Couzens

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 14, 2019
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My View: Ajay Dev Meets the Notorious Yolo County Deputy District Attorney Ryan J. Couzens

It is really too bad that they don’t allow cameras into courtrooms – I think the public needs to see Depu ...

It is really too bad that they don’t allow cameras into courtrooms – I think the public needs to see Deputy DA Ryan Couzens in action in order to have a proper perspective on him. He was Jeff Reisig’ ...

September 14, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Couzens Drags Ajay Dev Evidentiary Hearing Out for Hours

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 13, 2019
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Couzens Drags Ajay Dev Evidentiary Hearing Out for Hours

If there was hope that a series of evidentiary hearings in the decade-old Ajay Dev case would shed light ...

If there was hope that a series of evidentiary hearings in the decade-old Ajay Dev case would shed light on what happened in the years leading up to the 2009 conviction of Mr. Dev – on charges of rapi ...

September 13, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Is It All Just Propaganda Coming Out of the DA’s Office on Marijuana Expungements?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 09, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Is It All Just Propaganda Coming Out of the DA’s Office on Marijuana Expungements?

You always need to check the fine print on Yolo County DA press releases. Let’s be clear: it is a good t ...

You always need to check the fine print on Yolo County DA press releases. Let’s be clear: it is a good thing that the DA’s office has moved to expunge “all eligible marijuana-related convictions.” O ...

September 09, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Lester Holt Talks about Why People Falsely Confess to Crimes

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 08, 2019
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Lester Holt Talks about Why People Falsely Confess to Crimes

When a motion to suppress came forward in the Daniel Marsh case about five years ago, I was alarmed to di ...

When a motion to suppress came forward in the Daniel Marsh case about five years ago, I was alarmed to discovered that they took the young man, barely 16, interrogated him for about five to seven hour ...

September 08, 2019
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911 Call Disconnects during Confrontation

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: September 05, 2019
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911 Call Disconnects during Confrontation

By Joshua Liang Woodland - A preliminary hearing was held in Department 10 for Alex Ibarra, a man suspect ...

By Joshua Liang Woodland - A preliminary hearing was held in Department 10 for Alex Ibarra, a man suspected of breaking and entering a Woodland residence. Compiled from available testimonies, the nigh ...

September 05, 2019
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DUI Case Balances between a Felony and Misdemeanor Charge

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: August 30, 2019
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DUI Case Balances between a Felony and Misdemeanor Charge

By Joshua Liang Woodland - A man charged with allegedly driving under the influence faces the possibility ...

By Joshua Liang Woodland - A man charged with allegedly driving under the influence faces the possibility of a misdemeanor charge upgraded to a felony. On August 10, 2019, the defendant allegedly was ...

August 30, 2019
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