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COURT WATCH: Judge Issues Bench Warrant for Unhoused Man Who Reported to Police Instead of Probation Office

Posted by Madison Whittemore
|Date: September 07, 2023
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COURT WATCH: Judge Issues Bench Warrant for Unhoused Man Who Reported to Police Instead of Probation Office

By Madison Whittemore WOODLAND, CA – A bench warrant was issued here in Yolo County Superior Court Wednes ...

By Madison Whittemore WOODLAND, CA – A bench warrant was issued here in Yolo County Superior Court Wednesday for an unhoused man charged with felony vandalism after he reported for his initial office ...

September 07, 2023
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COURT WATCH: Judge Refuses to Reduce Unhoused Man’s Felony Charge to Misdemeanor Despite Acknowledging Little Solid Evidence

Posted by Madison Whittemore
|Date: August 23, 2023
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COURT WATCH: Judge Refuses to Reduce Unhoused Man’s Felony Charge to Misdemeanor Despite Acknowledging Little Solid Evidence

By Yenah Lee and Madison Whittemore WOODLAND, CA – An unhoused man charged with felony vandalism failed t ...

By Yenah Lee and Madison Whittemore WOODLAND, CA – An unhoused man charged with felony vandalism failed to have his charges reduced to a misdemeanor in Yolo County Superior Court Tuesday, although the ...

August 23, 2023
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COURT WATCH: Unhoused 50-Year-Old Woman with Physical Disability Unable to Do Alternative Service Sent to Jail for 30 Days on Misdemeanor Drug Possession

Posted by Audrey Sawyer
|Date: August 09, 2023
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COURT WATCH: Unhoused 50-Year-Old Woman with Physical Disability Unable to Do Alternative Service Sent to Jail for 30 Days on Misdemeanor Drug Possession

By Audrey Sawyer WOODLAND, CA — A 50-year-old woman who is currently unhoused and who wasn’t allowed to p ...

By Audrey Sawyer WOODLAND, CA — A 50-year-old woman who is currently unhoused and who wasn’t allowed to participate in an alternative program because of a disability was denied the opportunity to have ...

August 09, 2023
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Court Watch: Judge Helps Skeptical Prosecutor Accept Plan for Accused to Avoid Jail, and Believe in ‘Glass Half Full’

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|Date: May 08, 2023
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Court Watch: Judge Helps Skeptical Prosecutor Accept Plan for Accused to Avoid Jail, and Believe in ‘Glass Half Full’

By Hailey Cairns WOODLAND, CA - An accused's sentencing hearing here in Yolo County Superior Court was o ...

By Hailey Cairns WOODLAND, CA - An accused's sentencing hearing here in Yolo County Superior Court was originally scheduled for last Friday, but Deputy Public Defender Jonathan Opet requested Judge S ...

May 08, 2023
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COURT WATCH: Judge Denies Misdemeanor Reduction, Grants Potential Release to Hope Cooperative

Posted by Ramneet Singh
|Date: May 08, 2023
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COURT WATCH: Judge Denies Misdemeanor Reduction, Grants Potential Release to Hope Cooperative

By Ramneet Singh WOODLAND, CA - Judge Tom Dyer in Yolo County Superior Court last Friday denied an accuse ...

By Ramneet Singh WOODLAND, CA - Judge Tom Dyer in Yolo County Superior Court last Friday denied an accused’s request to have a felony reduced to a misdemeanor, but would consider conditional release d ...

May 08, 2023
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Defense Objects to Prosecution Request for Accused’s Juvenile Medical Records; Judge Postpones Hearing After Complaint

Posted by Gracyann Joslin
|Date: March 24, 2023
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Defense Objects to Prosecution Request for Accused’s Juvenile Medical Records; Judge Postpones Hearing After Complaint

By Gracy Joslin WOODLAND, CA - Deputy Public Defender Jonathan Opet Wednesday morning in Yolo County Supe ...

By Gracy Joslin WOODLAND, CA - Deputy Public Defender Jonathan Opet Wednesday morning in Yolo County Superior Court expressed disapproval of the prosecution's request to obtain his client’s medical re ...

March 24, 2023
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Man Sentenced to Probation, but Jailed Because No Space in Residential Program

Posted by Ivan Villegas
|Date: February 01, 2023
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Man Sentenced to Probation, but Jailed Because No Space in Residential Program

By Ivan Villegas WOODLAND, CA - A man convicted of vandalism and causing a forest fire was sentenced Tues ...

By Ivan Villegas WOODLAND, CA - A man convicted of vandalism and causing a forest fire was sentenced Tuesday here in Yolo County Superior Court to attend a mental health diversion court and a resident ...

February 01, 2023
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Man Charged with Kidnapping and Sexual Violence against Minor

Posted by Veronica Miller
|Date: May 07, 2022
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Man Charged with Kidnapping and Sexual Violence against Minor

By Veronica Miller WOODLAND, CA – Judge Timothy Fall this week in the preliminary hearing of Scott Holmst ...

By Veronica Miller WOODLAND, CA – Judge Timothy Fall this week in the preliminary hearing of Scott Holmstead in Yolo County Superior Court was expected to rule whether a case involving felony kidnappi ...

May 07, 2022
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COURT WATCH: Judge Issues Bench Warrant for Unhoused Man Who Reported to Police Instead of Probation Office

COURT WATCH: Judge Issues Bench Warrant for Unhoused Man Who Reported to Police Instead of Probation Office

COURT WATCH: Judge Refuses to Reduce Unhoused Man’s Felony Charge to Misdemeanor Despite Acknowledging Little Solid Evidence

COURT WATCH: Judge Refuses to Reduce Unhoused Man’s Felony Charge to Misdemeanor Despite Acknowledging Little Solid Evidence

COURT WATCH: Unhoused 50-Year-Old Woman with Physical Disability Unable to Do Alternative Service Sent to Jail for 30 Days on Misdemeanor Drug Possession

COURT WATCH: Unhoused 50-Year-Old Woman with Physical Disability Unable to Do Alternative Service Sent to Jail for 30 Days on Misdemeanor Drug Possession

Court Watch: Judge Helps Skeptical Prosecutor Accept Plan for Accused to Avoid Jail, and Believe in ‘Glass Half Full’

Court Watch: Judge Helps Skeptical Prosecutor Accept Plan for Accused to Avoid Jail, and Believe in ‘Glass Half Full’

COURT WATCH: Judge Denies Misdemeanor Reduction, Grants Potential Release to Hope Cooperative

COURT WATCH: Judge Denies Misdemeanor Reduction, Grants Potential Release to Hope Cooperative

Defense Objects to Prosecution Request for Accused’s Juvenile Medical Records; Judge Postpones Hearing After Complaint

Defense Objects to Prosecution Request for Accused’s Juvenile Medical Records; Judge Postpones Hearing After Complaint

Man Sentenced to Probation, but Jailed Because No Space in Residential Program

Man Sentenced to Probation, but Jailed Because No Space in Residential Program

Man Charged with Kidnapping and Sexual Violence against Minor

Man Charged with Kidnapping and Sexual Violence against Minor

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