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Sunday Commentary: The System Got the Handling of Justice Rees’ Death Wrong

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 10, 2017
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Sunday Commentary: The System Got the Handling of Justice Rees’ Death Wrong

As someone who believes in things like redemption and mercy over punishment, it is nevertheless not diffi ...

As someone who believes in things like redemption and mercy over punishment, it is nevertheless not difficult to see that the system got the aftermath of the death of 19-day-old Justice Rees wrong – f ...

December 10, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Was Justice Really Served Here?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 02, 2017
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Commentary: Was Justice Really Served Here?

District Attorney Jeff Reisig was quick to state, “This is not a happy day. Baby Justice Rees is dead and ...

District Attorney Jeff Reisig was quick to state, “This is not a happy day. Baby Justice Rees is dead and nothing with bring him back.” But he said that “this is a day where justice has finally prevai ...

November 02, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Rees Takes Plea Agreement in Death of Baby Justice, Faces Six Years in State Prison

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 01, 2017
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Rees Takes Plea Agreement in Death of Baby Justice, Faces Six Years in State Prison

During a press conference on Tuesday, District Attorney Jeff Reisig said, “This is not a happy day. Baby ...

During a press conference on Tuesday, District Attorney Jeff Reisig said, “This is not a happy day. Baby Justice Rees is dead and nothing with bring him back.” But he said that “this is a day where ...

November 01, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Evidence and Testimony Complete in Rees’ Prelim on the Death of Baby Justice

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: June 12, 2017
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Evidence and Testimony Complete in Rees’ Prelim on the Death of Baby Justice

By Novpreet Shoker Both the defense and prosecution wrapped up evidence and testimony in the case against ...

By Novpreet Shoker Both the defense and prosecution wrapped up evidence and testimony in the case against Frank Rees. However, the court has requested written briefs on the law by June 23 with a ruli ...

June 12, 2017
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Monday Morning Thoughts: A Losing Battle against Child Abuse

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 27, 2017
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Monday Morning Thoughts: A Losing Battle against Child Abuse

This weekend’s commentary on the secret court system elicited a comment from Supervisor Matt Rexroad: “Th ...

This weekend’s commentary on the secret court system elicited a comment from Supervisor Matt Rexroad: “The child dependency court being hidden from public view has created huge problems. People would ...

March 27, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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DA Announces New Charges for Frank Rees in Death of Baby

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 23, 2017
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DA Announces New Charges for Frank Rees in Death of Baby

By Antoinnette Borbon It was exactly two years ago that authorities discovered the 19-day-old infant, Bab ...

By Antoinnette Borbon It was exactly two years ago that authorities discovered the 19-day-old infant, Baby Justice, lying next to a tree along the embankment of a Knights Landing slough. The baby was ...

February 23, 2017
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DA Announces Prosecution of Frank Rees in the Death of Baby Justice

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 22, 2017
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DA Announces Prosecution of Frank Rees in the Death of Baby Justice

On Thursday, Frank Rees will be arraigned on charges associated with the death of his son, Justice Rees. ...

On Thursday, Frank Rees will be arraigned on charges associated with the death of his son, Justice Rees. Justice died at the age of 19 days after being exposed to cold and other environmental exposur ...

February 22, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Did the Jury Get the Green Verdict Right?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 13, 2016
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Analysis: Did the Jury Get the Green Verdict Right?

On Friday, Judge David Rosenberg rejected a defense call for a new trial and ruled that the jury’s verdic ...

On Friday, Judge David Rosenberg rejected a defense call for a new trial and ruled that the jury’s verdict was supported by the evidence. Samantha Green was sentenced to 15 years to life. The judge ...

December 13, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Eye on the Courts: A Look at the Samantha Green Verdict

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 19, 2016
| (62) Comments

Eye on the Courts: A Look at the Samantha Green Verdict

The Samantha Green case has been one of the more followed trials in recent years. On Friday, after over ...

The Samantha Green case has been one of the more followed trials in recent years. On Friday, after over a day of deliberations, the Yolo County jury found Ms. Green guilty of second degree murder. So ...

September 19, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Jury Finds Green Guilty of Second Degree Murder

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: September 16, 2016
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Jury Finds Green Guilty of Second Degree Murder

On Friday morning, after over a day of deliberation, a Yolo County jury came down with a guilty verdict f ...

On Friday morning, after over a day of deliberation, a Yolo County jury came down with a guilty verdict for Samantha Green, ruling that her actions which led to the death of her infant at a Knights La ...

September 16, 2016
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Final Witness Testifies in Samantha Green Trial

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 14, 2016
| (8) Comments

Final Witness Testifies in Samantha Green Trial

by Jade Wolansky The Monday afternoon session in Department 14 began with Dr. Joan Gerbasi, the prosecuti ...

by Jade Wolansky The Monday afternoon session in Department 14 began with Dr. Joan Gerbasi, the prosecution’s expert witness. Dr. Gerbasi is certified in clinical and forensic psychiatry. She also ser ...

September 14, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Green Trial Heading Toward Closing Arguments

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: September 13, 2016
| (1) Comment

Green Trial Heading Toward Closing Arguments

By Charles Schwartz The case against Samantha Green, to decide whether or not she did in fact murder her ...

By Charles Schwartz The case against Samantha Green, to decide whether or not she did in fact murder her 19-day-old son, Justice Rees, is nearing a close. The trial resumed on the morning of September ...

September 13, 2016
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Witness Testifies to Green’s Behavior, Suspecting She Had Postpartum Depression

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: September 10, 2016
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Witness Testifies to Green’s Behavior, Suspecting She Had Postpartum Depression

By Raya Mzahdeh The People v. Samantha Green trial reconvened on the afternoon of September 9, 2016, in D ...

By Raya Mzahdeh The People v. Samantha Green trial reconvened on the afternoon of September 9, 2016, in Department 14, Judge David Rosenberg presiding. Ms. Green is being charged with the second-degre ...

September 10, 2016
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Defense Witnesses Testify on the Condition of Samantha Green

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: September 09, 2016
| (3) Comments

Defense Witnesses Testify on the Condition of Samantha Green

By Sophie Marconi On September 8, 2016, in Department 14, Judge David Rosenberg presided over the continu ...

By Sophie Marconi On September 8, 2016, in Department 14, Judge David Rosenberg presided over the continuing trial of the People vs. Samantha Green. Ms. Green is charged with the murder of her infant ...

September 09, 2016
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Forensic Psychiatrist Diagnoses Samantha Green with Drug-Induced Psychosis

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: September 08, 2016
| (6) Comments

Forensic Psychiatrist Diagnoses Samantha Green with Drug-Induced Psychosis

by Jade Wolansky The People v. Samantha Green trial resumed on the afternoon of September 7, 2016, in Dep ...

by Jade Wolansky The People v. Samantha Green trial resumed on the afternoon of September 7, 2016, in Department 14 with Judge David Rosenberg presiding. Ms. Green is charged with second-degree murde ...

September 08, 2016
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Firsthand Account from Ex-Boyfriend on Green’s Drug Use

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: September 07, 2016
| (6) Comments

Firsthand Account from Ex-Boyfriend on Green’s Drug Use

By Christina D. On September 6, 2016, in Department 14, the jury trial resumed for Samantha Green, who is ...

By Christina D. On September 6, 2016, in Department 14, the jury trial resumed for Samantha Green, who is charged with the second-degree murder of her 19-day-old infant, Justice Rees. Witness testimon ...

September 07, 2016
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Commentary: A Startling Failure of CPS in the Green Case

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 02, 2016
| (42) Comments

Commentary: A Startling Failure of CPS in the Green Case

Monday’s testimony by Yolo County Social Worker Valerie Zeller in the case of Samantha Green was nothing ...

Monday’s testimony by Yolo County Social Worker Valerie Zeller in the case of Samantha Green was nothing short of startling – even as we already suspected that CPS (now referred to as CWS, Child Welfa ...

September 02, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Testimonies Provide Insight into Factors Leading to Baby Death

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: August 25, 2016
| (1) Comment

Testimonies Provide Insight into Factors Leading to Baby Death

By Christina D. On August 24, 2016, in Department 14, witnesses continued to testify about events involvi ...

By Christina D. On August 24, 2016, in Department 14, witnesses continued to testify about events involving Samantha Green and her baby. On February 7, 2015, Ms. Green was a patient in the Kaiser hosp ...

August 25, 2016
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Witnesses Testify on Green’s Parental Responsibility

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: August 24, 2016
| (20) Comments

Witnesses Testify on Green’s Parental Responsibility

By Christina D. and Raya Zahdeh Through further witness testimonies on August 23, 2016, in Department 14, ...

By Christina D. and Raya Zahdeh Through further witness testimonies on August 23, 2016, in Department 14, defendant Samantha Green’s past commitment to prenatal care were called into question. First, ...

August 24, 2016
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Pathologist Reveals Cause of Death for Baby in Green Case

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: August 23, 2016
| (1) Comment

Pathologist Reveals Cause of Death for Baby in Green Case

by Jade Wolansky and Raya Zahdeh The Samantha Green trial resumed on August 22, 2016, at 9am in Departmen ...

by Jade Wolansky and Raya Zahdeh The Samantha Green trial resumed on August 22, 2016, at 9am in Department 14. Judge Rosenberg presided over the case. Public Defender Tracie Olson is representing Sama ...

August 23, 2016
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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