By Leila Katibah SANTA BARBARA - Deputy Public Defender Carrie Petersen in Santa Barbara County Superior ...
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Prosecution Agrees to Delay Hearing for Man to Clarify ‘Immigration Status’
Prosecution Agrees to Delay Hearing for Man to Clarify ‘Immigration Status’
By Leila Katibah SANTA BARBARA - Deputy Public Defender Carrie Petersen in Santa Barbara County Superior Court requested a meeting with the district attorney’s office this week to “preserve his immigr ...
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Judge Rejects Defense Claim Alleging Excessive Force in DUI Blood Draw by Police
Judge Rejects Defense Claim Alleging Excessive Force in DUI Blood Draw by Police
By Leila Katibah SANTA BARBARA, CA - Deputy Public Defender Anders Iverson filed a motion to dismiss evid ...
By Leila Katibah SANTA BARBARA, CA - Deputy Public Defender Anders Iverson filed a motion to dismiss evidence obtained through what the PD called an illegal search and seizure, in violation of the Fou ...
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After Prelim Hearing, Woman to Face Trial – Accused of Stabbing Man in Back
After Prelim Hearing, Woman to Face Trial – Accused of Stabbing Man in Back
By Leila Katibah and Aryal Aglugub SANTA BARBARA, CA - During a preliminary hearing Wednesday in Santa Ba ...
By Leila Katibah and Aryal Aglugub SANTA BARBARA, CA - During a preliminary hearing Wednesday in Santa Barbara County Superior Court, Judge Thomas Adams decided to proceedwith a jury trial in an attem ...
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Experts Disagree in Hearing Regarding Mental Health of Accused
Experts Disagree in Hearing Regarding Mental Health of Accused
By Hannah Adams SANTA BARBARA, CA – In a motion hearing for pretrial diversion here Friday in Santa Barba ...
By Hannah Adams SANTA BARBARA, CA – In a motion hearing for pretrial diversion here Friday in Santa Barbara County Superior Court, Judge Pauline Maxwell oversaw two opposing views regarding the mental ...
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Man Pleads No Contest to Arson of Mom’s Car and Vandalism after Long-Running Hearing
Man Pleads No Contest to Arson of Mom’s Car and Vandalism after Long-Running Hearing
By Tommy Nguyen SANTA BARBARA, CA - During his felony pretrial on Thursday this week, Thomas J. Lasater p ...
By Tommy Nguyen SANTA BARBARA, CA - During his felony pretrial on Thursday this week, Thomas J. Lasater pleaded no contest to felony arson of a structural property, and was released from custody to be ...
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Judge Concedes to More Extensive Mental Health Program Demands as Accused Awaits Trial
Judge Concedes to More Extensive Mental Health Program Demands as Accused Awaits Trial
By Gina Kim SANTA BARBARA, CA - Charged with violating an emergency protective order, manufacturing a gho ...
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Judge Delays Decision on Bail, Keeping Carjacking Suspect Locked Up Until Next Week
Judge Delays Decision on Bail, Keeping Carjacking Suspect Locked Up Until Next Week
By Samuel Van Blaricom SANTA BARBARA, CA - Judge Clifford Anderson this past week decided to delay a deci ...
By Samuel Van Blaricom SANTA BARBARA, CA - Judge Clifford Anderson this past week decided to delay a decision to Dec. 9 on whether to release Michael Glover, charged in a felony carjacking case, to a ...
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Review of Suspect’s Computer Search History May Implicate Him in Triple Homicide
Review of Suspect’s Computer Search History May Implicate Him in Triple Homicide
By Mei Perez SANTA BARBARA, CA – In a long trial here not supposed to end until Thanksgiving, the compute ...
By Mei Perez SANTA BARBARA, CA – In a long trial here not supposed to end until Thanksgiving, the computer search history of Pierre Haobsh from 2016 was reviewed in court this week as evidence linking ...
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Unhoused Person Pleads with Judge to Appear Via Zoom for Next Court Date
Unhoused Person Pleads with Judge to Appear Via Zoom for Next Court Date
By Elizabeth Garabedian SANTA BARBARA, CA – There was some heavy-duty negotiating here Wednesday in Santa ...
By Elizabeth Garabedian SANTA BARBARA, CA – There was some heavy-duty negotiating here Wednesday in Santa Barbara County Superior Court—not about a super serious plea deal, but just how and when to ge ...
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