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Residential Burglary Jury Trial Resumes as Three Witnesses Are Called to the Stand

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|Date: January 15, 2020
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Residential Burglary Jury Trial Resumes as Three Witnesses Are Called to the Stand

By Nancy Martinez and Simran Bhatt Three witnesses testified on their familial relationship with the defe ...

By Nancy Martinez and Simran Bhatt Three witnesses testified on their familial relationship with the defendant and the household items that allegedly were stolen by the defendant. Caleb David Lane is ...

January 15, 2020
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Doorbell Camera Catches a Residential Burglary on Video

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|Date: January 14, 2020
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Doorbell Camera Catches a Residential Burglary on Video

By Coco Wang A man was recorded by a doorbell camera while allegedly breaking into his parents’ house and ...

By Coco Wang A man was recorded by a doorbell camera while allegedly breaking into his parents’ house and stealing items from his brother. David Lane is charged with felony first-degree residential bu ...

January 14, 2020
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Judge Rosenberg Takes Over Attempted Murder Case of Knights Landing and Yolano

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|Date: January 13, 2020
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Judge Rosenberg Takes Over Attempted Murder Case of Knights Landing and Yolano

By Nancy Martinez The defense submitted a Penal Code section 995 motion to dismiss whole or parts of the ...

By Nancy Martinez The defense submitted a Penal Code section 995 motion to dismiss whole or parts of the information, along with bail motions, which will be heard on February 19, 2020. Department 14 w ...

January 13, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Yolo DA’s Depiction of Parole Denial Dehumanizing and Offensive

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 12, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Yolo DA’s Depiction of Parole Denial Dehumanizing and Offensive

A press release by the Yolo County DA’s Office and its accompanying Facebook post drew our attention late ...

A press release by the Yolo County DA’s Office and its accompanying Facebook post drew our attention late this week. Under the banner “Child Molester Parole Denied,” the DA’s office at the same time ...

January 12, 2020
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Arguments Submitted on SB 1437 and Special Circumstances in Halloween Case

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 09, 2020
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Arguments Submitted on SB 1437 and Special Circumstances in Halloween Case

Originally Judge Paul Richardson was going to move from criminal to family court, but late in December th ...

Originally Judge Paul Richardson was going to move from criminal to family court, but late in December that changed and so the 1437 case involving James Olague and Ernesto Arellano, two of the defenda ...

January 09, 2020
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Man Charged with Grand Theft Felony in Preliminary Hearing after Failing to Respond to an Officer

Posted by Danielle Silva
|Date: January 09, 2020
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Man Charged with Grand Theft Felony in Preliminary Hearing after Failing to Respond to an Officer

By Danielle Silva A man rented an $8,000 stump grinder and utility trailer for 24 hours and failed to ret ...

By Danielle Silva A man rented an $8,000 stump grinder and utility trailer for 24 hours and failed to return the items – or to respond to inquiry from an officer almost two weeks after the items had a ...

January 09, 2020
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Ex-Fiancée Calls 911 as Man Allegedly Swerves off the Road with Child in Back Seat

Posted by Danielle Silva
|Date: January 09, 2020
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Ex-Fiancée Calls 911 as Man Allegedly Swerves off the Road with Child in Back Seat

By Danielle Silva A man allegedly cut through multiple lanes of traffic after his ex-fiancée called 911, ...

By Danielle Silva A man allegedly cut through multiple lanes of traffic after his ex-fiancée called 911, ending an argument-filled car ride from Reno with a child in the back seat. Michael Poe is char ...

January 09, 2020
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Yolo County Has Become a ‘Good Ole Boys Club’

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 18, 2019
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Yolo County Has Become a ‘Good Ole Boys Club’

The judicial assignments in Yolo Superior Court were released recently with some revisions over even a fe ...

The judicial assignments in Yolo Superior Court were released recently with some revisions over even a few weeks ago, and one thing became quite notable – the number of criminal courtrooms has been sh ...

December 18, 2019
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Does Iran Law Govern California Law? Former Wife Claims Ex-Hubby Had Her Detained in Iran

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 18, 2019
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Does Iran Law Govern California Law? Former Wife Claims Ex-Hubby Had Her Detained in Iran

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau WOODLAND – A case brewing here in Yolo County Superior C ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau WOODLAND – A case brewing here in Yolo County Superior Court may not be quite the “international incident” that wars are fought over, or fodder for blo ...

December 18, 2019
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Dev Hearing Postponed Again Until February as Both Sides Attempt to Get Translation of Prison Phone Conversations

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 17, 2019
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Dev Hearing Postponed Again Until February as Both Sides Attempt to Get Translation of Prison Phone Conversations

It has been over a month since the last hearing on October 28 ended as the petitioner accused Deputy DA R ...

It has been over a month since the last hearing on October 28 ended as the petitioner accused Deputy DA Ryan Couzens of hiding the ball with the transcript – and it appears it will be some time longer ...

December 17, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Why Don’t We Have a Sentence Review Unit?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 15, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Why Don’t We Have a Sentence Review Unit?

On Monday, Ajay Dev's case will be back in Judge Janene Beronio's Yolo County courtroom. As most who have ...

On Monday, Ajay Dev's case will be back in Judge Janene Beronio's Yolo County courtroom. As most who have read these pages for any length of time know, I have long believed that Ajay Dev was wrongly c ...

December 15, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Judge in Yolo Rules 1437 Constitutional, DA’s Office May Still Challenge

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 14, 2019
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Judge in Yolo Rules 1437 Constitutional, DA’s Office May Still Challenge

A scheduled hearing on the constitutionality of SB 1437 in front of Judge Sonia Cortés suddenly became ea ...

A scheduled hearing on the constitutionality of SB 1437 in front of Judge Sonia Cortés suddenly became easy when the judge noted the rulings of the 4th District Appellate Court on Gooden and Lamoureux ...

December 14, 2019
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Woodland Woman Receives Death Threats in Her Own Home

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: December 09, 2019
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Woodland Woman Receives Death Threats in Her Own Home

By Lauren Zaren A woman was interrupted while making dinner by screams and threats from her next-door nei ...

By Lauren Zaren A woman was interrupted while making dinner by screams and threats from her next-door neighbor. On the evening of Nov. 17, 2019, a Woodland resident was making dinner when she heard a ...

December 09, 2019
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Woman Allegedly Shot Man in the Face Will Face Trial

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|Date: December 09, 2019
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Woman Allegedly Shot Man in the Face Will Face Trial

By Evan Chu Anita Santos, a woman who allegedly shot a man in his face in front of his wife, will be goin ...

By Evan Chu Anita Santos, a woman who allegedly shot a man in his face in front of his wife, will be going to trial. During the preliminary hearing, the alleged victim, who gave his testimony through ...

December 09, 2019
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Defendant Found Guilty of Sexual Battery and Resisting Arrest

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|Date: December 06, 2019
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Defendant Found Guilty of Sexual Battery and Resisting Arrest

By Ariana Camarena A man was found guilty of sexual battery and resisting arrest, or delaying or obstruct ...

By Ariana Camarena A man was found guilty of sexual battery and resisting arrest, or delaying or obstructing an officer. In a jury trial, Christopher Luster faced charges of two misdemeanor counts. Th ...

December 06, 2019
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Davis Police Auditor Admonishes Handling of Eyewitness Identification in Kidnapping Case

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 05, 2019
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Davis Police Auditor Admonishes Handling of Eyewitness Identification in Kidnapping Case

In October 2018, the Yolo County DA’s Office announced it was dropping charges against Sander Findlay, af ...

In October 2018, the Yolo County DA’s Office announced it was dropping charges against Sander Findlay, after holding him in custody for 20 months on kidnapping charges. The DA’s office finally concede ...

December 05, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Suspect Skates Away from Officer in Sexual Battery Case

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: December 05, 2019
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Suspect Skates Away from Officer in Sexual Battery Case

By Julie Maruskin A man that matched the description of the dispatch report skated away from the patrol o ...

By Julie Maruskin A man that matched the description of the dispatch report skated away from the patrol officer after being stopped for questioning. In a jury trial, Christopher Luster faced charges o ...

December 05, 2019
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Spit Mask Leads to Possible Prison Time

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|Date: December 05, 2019
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Spit Mask Leads to Possible Prison Time

By Ariana Camarena The defendant allegedly spat multiple times at Woodland police officers, who were call ...

By Ariana Camarena The defendant allegedly spat multiple times at Woodland police officers, who were called to the scene after a close relative feared for her safety. The trial resumed in Department 1 ...

December 05, 2019
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Hearing Delayed for Man Currently Serving Life without Parole, Request Denied for Felony Murder Records

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 03, 2019
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Hearing Delayed for Man Currently Serving Life without Parole, Request Denied for Felony Murder Records

By Arianna Medina A motion filed by the family members of Joseph Navarrete for the production of document ...

By Arianna Medina A motion filed by the family members of Joseph Navarrete for the production of documents was request denied, and the hearing delayed as prosecutors claimed it was never served to the ...

December 03, 2019
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Commentary: Once Again Showing Why Yolo DA Reisig Is NOT a Progressive

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 27, 2019
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Commentary: Once Again Showing Why Yolo DA Reisig Is NOT a Progressive

During the campaign for Yolo County District Attorney in 2018 that Jeff Reisig won by a surprisingly narr ...

During the campaign for Yolo County District Attorney in 2018 that Jeff Reisig won by a surprisingly narrow margin, he and his supporters played up the progressive achievements of the district attorne ...

November 27, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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