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Analysis: The Death of Michael Barrera

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 24, 2017
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Analysis: The Death of Michael Barrera

The Yolo County DA’s office issued a report this past Wednesday clearing Woodland police officers of crim ...

The Yolo County DA’s office issued a report this past Wednesday clearing Woodland police officers of criminal liability in the death of Michael Barrera. They conclude, saying “our office concluded th ...

July 24, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Should the DA Drop the Charges against the Picnic Day 5?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 23, 2017
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Sunday Commentary: Should the DA Drop the Charges against the Picnic Day 5?

Yesterday, as we had a booth at Farmer’s Market for the Vanguard, it was mostly a pleasant experience, bu ...

Yesterday, as we had a booth at Farmer’s Market for the Vanguard, it was mostly a pleasant experience, but one man walked up to me and asked if we were a bunch of anarchists. I asked him why he would ...

July 23, 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
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Crime Moves Back Down in 2016 in Davis and West Sacramento

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 06, 2016
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Crime Moves Back Down in 2016 in Davis and West Sacramento

It was nearly a month ago that Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig, along with Chief Probation Officer Brent Carda ...

It was nearly a month ago that Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig, along with Chief Probation Officer Brent Cardall, blamed the implementation of Proposition 47 on a cited rising crime rate. “All of the major ...

April 06, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Is Prop 47 to Blame For Increase in Crime in California?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 17, 2016
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Analysis: Is Prop 47 to Blame For Increase in Crime in California?

After historic lows in crime, crime has ticked back up in the past year. There is a lot of finger-pointin ...

After historic lows in crime, crime has ticked back up in the past year. There is a lot of finger-pointing, but the fact of the matter is that we won’t know for a few years if this is the beginning of ...

March 17, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: What to Make of the Judge-PD Dispute

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 08, 2016
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Commentary: What to Make of the Judge-PD Dispute

During a preliminary hearing last spring, two police officers in the courtroom noticed one of the defenda ...

During a preliminary hearing last spring, two police officers in the courtroom noticed one of the defendants in a multi-defendant case make a hand gesture towards the complaining witness who was testi ...

March 08, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: The Presumption of Guilt?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 20, 2015
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Sunday Commentary: The Presumption of Guilt?

Back in October, two tragedies occurred related to the drive-by shooting of a 13-year-old. First, a young ...

Back in October, two tragedies occurred related to the drive-by shooting of a 13-year-old. First, a young girl was critically injured when a bullet pierced her home and struck her in the head as she w ...

December 20, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Overzealous Prosecution Tries to Protect a Bad Cop

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 12, 2015
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My View: Overzealous Prosecution Tries to Protect a Bad Cop

The Vanguard Court Watch has been operating since the beginning of 2010, and over that time we have obser ...

The Vanguard Court Watch has been operating since the beginning of 2010, and over that time we have observed hundreds of cases and the most frequent complaint I would have is that there times when the ...

December 12, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Chief Deputy DA Calls Davis “Murder Capital” of Yolo County

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 03, 2015
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Chief Deputy DA Calls Davis “Murder Capital” of Yolo County

While there are times and places for off-colored jokes, murder is not a good topic for a joke, and the re ...

While there are times and places for off-colored jokes, murder is not a good topic for a joke, and the retirement presentation for the police chief is not the time to call Davis “the murder capital of ...

December 03, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Juror Tells Vanguard DA Overreached in Charging Lemasters with Attempted Robbery of Wells Fargo

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 09, 2015
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Juror Tells Vanguard DA Overreached in Charging Lemasters with Attempted Robbery of Wells Fargo

Bob Schneider, who served as Juror No.10 in the Eugene Lemasters trial, told the Vanguard that in the ope ...

Bob Schneider, who served as Juror No.10 in the Eugene Lemasters trial, told the Vanguard that in the opening statements made by Deputy Public Defender Dan Hutchinson, they acknowledged that Mr. Lemas ...

June 09, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Another Fantastical DA Press Release in the Bonilla Case

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 13, 2015
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Commentary: Another Fantastical DA Press Release in the Bonilla Case

Over the years the Yolo County DA’s office has had some fantastical press releases, misleading the public ...

Over the years the Yolo County DA’s office has had some fantastical press releases, misleading the public about the nature of their cases and their work. That tradition continues, as the DA’s office r ...

May 13, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: DA Leaps From Epileptic Seizure to Murder Charges and Life Sentence

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 12, 2015
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Sunday Commentary: DA Leaps From Epileptic Seizure to Murder Charges and Life Sentence

On Friday, a Yolo County Jury convicted Armando Gonzalez, 41, of second degree murder. His crime was driv ...

On Friday, a Yolo County Jury convicted Armando Gonzalez, 41, of second degree murder. His crime was driving a car, having an epileptic seizure, and crashing his vehicle into an 85-year-old woman’s ca ...

April 12, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: No Clear Pattern in Davis’ Uptick in Murders

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 31, 2015
| (32) Comments

Analysis: No Clear Pattern in Davis’ Uptick in Murders

The tragic murder-suicide last week becomes the latest in a string of murders in Davis. It was a few week ...

The tragic murder-suicide last week becomes the latest in a string of murders in Davis. It was a few weeks ago that District Attorney Jeff Reisig noted an increase in the number of crimes, particularl ...

March 31, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Eye on the Courts: Supervisor Rexroad Steps into the War of Words

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 30, 2015
| (12) Comments

Eye on the Courts: Supervisor Rexroad Steps into the War of Words

We have been covering the back and forth between Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig and Judges Kathleen White and ...

We have been covering the back and forth between Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig and Judges Kathleen White and Dave Rosenberg. Most recently we recounted the story on Saturday. Supervisor Matt Rexroad beco ...

March 30, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Letter: Injustice in Yolo County

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 31, 2015
| (23) Comments

Letter: Injustice in Yolo County

We, members of IHeart Justice humbly call to your attention a great injustice burdened on a victim and su ...

We, members of IHeart Justice humbly call to your attention a great injustice burdened on a victim and survivor of domestic violence in our community. Ms. Nan-Hui Jo, a South Korean national, has been ...

January 31, 2015
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Did Authorities Miss Opportunity to Stop Child Killer?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 28, 2015
| (14) Comments

Did Authorities Miss Opportunity to Stop Child Killer?

In the late night hours of January 22, 2014, in the parking lot of the Dutch Bros. coffee kiosk located a ...

In the late night hours of January 22, 2014, in the parking lot of the Dutch Bros. coffee kiosk located at the corner of Richards Blvd. and Olive Drive in Davis, police described how “a mother present ...

January 28, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Is Justice Color-Blind?

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 07, 2015
| (41) Comments

Is Justice Color-Blind?

Editor’s note: This is an interesting exchange. Contra Costa County District Attorney Mark Peterson took ...

Editor’s note: This is an interesting exchange. Contra Costa County District Attorney Mark Peterson took exception to comments made by Contra Costa Public Defender Robin Lipetzky and Deputy Public Def ...

January 07, 2015
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Mother Takes Child to Korea for Protection, Charged with Kidnapping

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: December 17, 2014
| (3) Comments

Mother Takes Child to Korea for Protection, Charged with Kidnapping

by Antoinnette Borbon The state's case against a Korean woman, who allegedly abducted her daughter and fl ...

by Antoinnette Borbon The state's case against a Korean woman, who allegedly abducted her daughter and fled to Korea, began this morning. In an opening statement made by Deputy Public Defender Dean Jo ...

December 17, 2014
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Eye on the Courts: Marsh Gets 52 to Life, But Not Really

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 15, 2014
| (22) Comments

Eye on the Courts: Marsh Gets 52 to Life, But Not Really

Judge David Reed on Friday issued the maximum possible sentence of 52 years to life to Daniel Marsh for t ...

Judge David Reed on Friday issued the maximum possible sentence of 52 years to life to Daniel Marsh for the 2013 double homicide of Oliver Northup and Claudia Maupin. On Friday, the hearing last two h ...

December 15, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Report: Conviction Integrity Units Form Vital Link For Reform Efforts

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 12, 2014
| (2) Comments

Report: Conviction Integrity Units Form Vital Link For Reform Efforts

In October of this year, Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced that his office has created ...

In October of this year, Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced that his office has created “a Conviction Integrity Unit to review all post conviction assertions of innocence.” In the pre ...

December 12, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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