Fresno Judge Denies Chief’s Petition for Habeas Corpus and a New Trial
Fresno, CA – At the beginning of the year, attorneys for Douglas “Chief” Stankewitz, convicted in 1978…
Gun Test in Stankewitz Case Shows Gun in Evidence Is Not the Murder Weapon
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Fresno, CA – The attorneys seeking to get Douglas “Chief” Stankewitz…
Judge Grants Motion to Test Gun in 45-Year-Old Wrongful Conviction Case
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Fresno, CA – The legendary 88-year-old attorney Tony Serra on Tuesday…
Stankewitz Team Maintains Prosecutorial Misconduct, No Response So Far from Fresno DA
by Robert J Hansen The legal team of Douglas “Chief” Stankewitz sent an open letter to Fresno…
Open Letter to DA Lisa Smittcamp – Free Douglas Stankewitz
Dear District Attorney Smittcamp: We ask for your intervention in the matter of Douglas Stankewitz. Even though…
Stankewitz Habeas Granted Informal Response from AG’s Office
By David M. Greenwald Fresno County, CA – In a move that surprised the defense team, a…
Special Event April 30th – Justice for Chief: Wrongful Convictions Webinar
On Friday, April 30th, Cal Habitat for Humanity will be hosting a webinar event dedicated to discussing…
Vanguard Follow-Up in Stankewitz Case: COVID and Hope for the Future
By Roxanna Jarvis CALIFORNIA – Alexandra Cock, who is part of the legal team fighting for the…
Lawyers Tony Serra and Curtis Briggs Talk about What Client’s Freedom Could Mean to Future of Death Penalty
By Roxanna Jarvis SAN FRANCISCO – In an interview conducted by The Davis Vanguard, lawyers Tony Serra…
VANGUARD INVESTIGATION: New Evidence Reveals California’s Longest Serving Inmate on Death Row May Actually be Innocent
Douglas Ray Stankewitz, the longest-serving condemned inmate at San Quentin State Prison, may finally have a chance at freedom after new evidence was discovered showing that evidence in his case was mishandled by detectives and sheriff deputies in Fresno, and that he may have been framed for the murder of 22-year-old Theresa Graybeal in 1978.