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COURT WATCH: Judge Deals with Long, Loaded Preliminary Hearing; Defense Files Motions Against Prosecution’s Charges, Evidence

Posted by Cynthia Hoang-Duong
|Date: May 09, 2023
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COURT WATCH: Judge Deals with Long, Loaded Preliminary Hearing; Defense Files Motions Against Prosecution’s Charges, Evidence

By Cynthia Hoang-Duong WOODLAND, CA – “I’m not here to say it is the court’s fault. It is law enforcement ...

By Cynthia Hoang-Duong WOODLAND, CA – “I’m not here to say it is the court’s fault. It is law enforcement’s fault (and) I think that’s a red herring that Mr. (Deputy District Attorney Aaron) Rojas wil ...

May 09, 2023
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COURT WATCH: Judge Jails Homeless, Indigent Man on $10,000 Bail Pretrial; Defense Calls Jailing ‘Offensive’

Posted by Ivan Villegas
|Date: April 14, 2023
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COURT WATCH: Judge Jails Homeless, Indigent Man on $10,000 Bail Pretrial; Defense Calls Jailing ‘Offensive’

By Kiana Khatibi and Ivan Villegas WOODLAND, CA - Calling it “offensive” —the pretrial jailing of an "ind ...

By Kiana Khatibi and Ivan Villegas WOODLAND, CA - Calling it “offensive” —the pretrial jailing of an "individual who’s unhoused, transient, and struggling in Woodland to spend $202 on groceries or oth ...

April 14, 2023
| by Ivan Villegas

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COURT WATCH: Prosecutor Persistent, but Judge Accepts Felony Reduction for ‘Overpoliced’ Man

Posted by Kaylee Pearlman
|Date: April 14, 2023
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COURT WATCH: Prosecutor Persistent, but Judge Accepts Felony Reduction for ‘Overpoliced’ Man

By Kiana Khatibi and Kaylee Pearlman WOODLAND, CA - It wasn’t for lack of trying, but the prosecutor here ...

By Kiana Khatibi and Kaylee Pearlman WOODLAND, CA - It wasn’t for lack of trying, but the prosecutor here in Yolo County Superior Court this week failed to convince Judge Samuel T. McAdam an “overpoli ...

April 14, 2023
| by Kaylee Pearlman

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COURT WATCH: Judge Finds Officer’s Vacation Good Cause to Reschedule Trial, While Accused Remains in Jail

Posted by Ivan Villegas
|Date: April 06, 2023
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COURT WATCH: Judge Finds Officer’s Vacation Good Cause to Reschedule Trial, While Accused Remains in Jail

By Ivan Villegas WOODLAND, CA - During a trial setting conference here in Yolo County Superior Court, Jud ...

By Ivan Villegas WOODLAND, CA - During a trial setting conference here in Yolo County Superior Court, Judge Thomas A. Smith granted a continuance motion despite the defense claims it would violate the ...

April 06, 2023
| by Ivan Villegas

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Unhoused Man Stuck with $18,000 Bail, Public Defender Calls for Earlier Bail Hearing

Posted by Ramneet Singh
|Date: February 16, 2023
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Unhoused Man Stuck with $18,000 Bail, Public Defender Calls for Earlier Bail Hearing

By Ramneet Singh WOODLAND, CA - Judge Daniel Wolk here in Yolo County Superior Court this week set an agg ...

By Ramneet Singh WOODLAND, CA - Judge Daniel Wolk here in Yolo County Superior Court this week set an aggregate $18,000 bail for an unhoused man because of his failures to appear in a host of cases—bu ...

February 16, 2023
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Elderly Accused Violates Probation – Zoom Problems, Defense Claims

Posted by Ivan Villegas
|Date: October 21, 2022
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Elderly Accused Violates Probation – Zoom Problems, Defense Claims

By Ivan Villegas WOODLAND, CA - Zoom problems—and the advanced age of an accused—led to a violation of pr ...

By Ivan Villegas WOODLAND, CA - Zoom problems—and the advanced age of an accused—led to a violation of probation hearing this week in Yolo County Superior Court. Deputy Public Defender Danielle Craig ...

October 21, 2022
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Four Expert Witnesses Testify at DUI Misdemeanor Trial, Evidence Questioned

Posted by Ramneet Singh
|Date: October 13, 2022
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Four Expert Witnesses Testify at DUI Misdemeanor Trial, Evidence Questioned

By Ramneet Singh and Ivan Villegas WOODLAND, CA - “You did not write a report on this case?” Deputy Publi ...

By Ramneet Singh and Ivan Villegas WOODLAND, CA - “You did not write a report on this case?” Deputy Public Defender Danielle Craig queried Woodland Police Sergeant Dallas Hyde during cross-examination ...

October 13, 2022
| by Ramneet Singh

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Accused’s Victim/Mother Urges Court to Release Son, Noting Poor Mental Health; Aunt Disagrees

Posted by Britney Cao
|Date: October 09, 2022
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Accused’s Victim/Mother Urges Court to Release Son, Noting Poor Mental Health; Aunt Disagrees

By Britney Cao and Daniella Duenas WOODLAND, CA - In Yolo County Superior Court this week, a man—not iden ...

By Britney Cao and Daniella Duenas WOODLAND, CA - In Yolo County Superior Court this week, a man—not identified by The Vanguard to protect the identity of the victim—awaited the hearing of his arraign ...

October 09, 2022
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Public Defender Claims Alleged Probation Violation Due to Clerical Error – Judge Not So Sure

Posted by Veronica Miller
|Date: July 10, 2022
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Public Defender Claims Alleged Probation Violation Due to Clerical Error – Judge Not So Sure

By Veronica Miller WOODLAND, CA - Judge Peter Williams last week here in Yolo County Superior Court decid ...

By Veronica Miller WOODLAND, CA - Judge Peter Williams last week here in Yolo County Superior Court decided to delay a final decision in a case involving a possible trial of a woman who allegedly viol ...

July 10, 2022
| by Veronica Miller

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COURT WATCH: Judge Deals with Long, Loaded Preliminary Hearing; Defense Files Motions Against Prosecution’s Charges, Evidence

COURT WATCH: Judge Deals with Long, Loaded Preliminary Hearing; Defense Files Motions Against Prosecution’s Charges, Evidence

COURT WATCH: Judge Jails Homeless, Indigent Man on $10,000 Bail Pretrial; Defense Calls Jailing ‘Offensive’

COURT WATCH: Judge Jails Homeless, Indigent Man on $10,000 Bail Pretrial; Defense Calls Jailing ‘Offensive’

COURT WATCH: Prosecutor Persistent, but Judge Accepts Felony Reduction for ‘Overpoliced’ Man

COURT WATCH: Prosecutor Persistent, but Judge Accepts Felony Reduction for ‘Overpoliced’ Man

COURT WATCH: Judge Finds Officer’s Vacation Good Cause to Reschedule Trial, While Accused Remains in Jail

COURT WATCH: Judge Finds Officer’s Vacation Good Cause to Reschedule Trial, While Accused Remains in Jail

Unhoused Man Stuck with $18,000 Bail, Public Defender Calls for Earlier Bail Hearing

Unhoused Man Stuck with $18,000 Bail, Public Defender Calls for Earlier Bail Hearing

Elderly Accused Violates Probation – Zoom Problems, Defense Claims

Elderly Accused Violates Probation – Zoom Problems, Defense Claims

Four Expert Witnesses Testify at DUI Misdemeanor Trial, Evidence Questioned

Four Expert Witnesses Testify at DUI Misdemeanor Trial, Evidence Questioned

Accused’s Victim/Mother Urges Court to Release Son, Noting Poor Mental Health; Aunt Disagrees

Accused’s Victim/Mother Urges Court to Release Son, Noting Poor Mental Health; Aunt Disagrees

Public Defender Claims Alleged Probation Violation Due to Clerical Error – Judge Not So Sure

Public Defender Claims Alleged Probation Violation Due to Clerical Error – Judge Not So Sure

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