Trial Begins in Concealed Weapon Case
by Justine Joya On the morning of July 2, the case against David Whitfield began jury trial….
Sheriff’s Deputy Testifies in Preliminary Hearing of Domestic Violence Case
by Saghi Nojoomi and Patrick Shum Deputy District Attorney Deanna Hays from the Yolo County District Attorney’s…
995 Motion Leads to Case Dismissal Due to Illegal Search
By Ibraham Dbouk On the afternoon of July 1, 2014 at around 1:00 pm defendant Antonio Aguilar…
A Third Mistrial for Co-defendants in Alleged Gang Case
by Antoinette Borbon and Silvia Ramos Medina Judge Dave Rosenberg declared another mistrial in the case against…
Defendant In Gang Case Alleges Assault by Sheriff’s Deputy at County Jail
by Antoinnette Borbon Early Friday morning, the Vanguard was informed that defendant Justin Gonzalez, who awaits the…
Crisis Nursery Pilot Program Advances in State Senate
AB 578, authored by State Senator Lois Wolk (D-Davis) and Assemblymember Roger Dickinson (D-Sacramento) passed the Senate…
Defense Uses Cop Cam To Prove Illegal Search
by Antoinnette Borbon and Silvia Ramos Medina As a visiting judge sat in Department 3 today, he…
Prosecution Throws Curve Ball in Closing in Gang Case
by Antoinnette Borbon and Silvia Ramos Medina Defense counsel used a bit of an animated reenactment of…
Key Testimony in YONET Drug Case
By Justine Joya The case of Andrea Collins and Vincent Felix continued yesterday morning, with Agent Diaz…
Expert Witnesses Testify in Gang Trial
by Saghi Nojoomi, Antoinnette Borbon, Patrick Shum, Ibraham Dbouk Yolo County Gang Task Force expert, Joe Perez,…
Judge Denies Prosecutors Motion To Admit Prior Convictions
by Antoinnette Borbon Judge David Rosenberg denied Deputy District Attorney Robin Johnson’s motion in limine to use…
Victim Reluctantly Testifies in Gang Trial
by Antoinnette Borbon Scott Nichols, who is the alleged victim in the case against four young Hispanic…
Yolo County Residents Face Possession of Meth and Intent to Sell Charges
By Jane Fitzsimmons and Justine Joya Yesterday morning Defense Attorney James Granucci and Deputy Public Defender Richard…
A New Way Forward? Working Group to Examine Issues Raised in Grand Jury Report
Last week, the Yolo County Grand Jury came out with a report that alleged that Yolo County…
Video Calls Into Question Veracity of Gang Case
Written by Antoinnette Borbon and Saghi Nojoomi The defense brought forth a stronger case in the now…
Why Audrie’s Law is Bad for California
By Jeff Adachi and Roger Chan There is an old adage among judges: Hard cases make bad…
Marsh’s Mother Testifies About Her Son’s Mental Condition
By Justine Joya Both parties in the Daniel Marsh case arrived in court on Monday morning for…
Sunday Commentary: Prieto is the One Who Can Stop This Now
The Grand Jury report that came out this week has the Board of Supervisors frustrated and the…
Newspapers Weigh in On Prieto GJR
On Thursday, two newspapers that cover Yolo County – the Sacramento Bee and the Woodland Daily Democrat…
When a Juror Lies During Voir Dire
By Jeff Adachi In his legal thriller “The Runaway Jury,” author John Grisham tells a fictionalized account…