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Body Camera Footage Showed Uneven Surface During DUI Assessment

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|Date: November 11, 2019
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Body Camera Footage Showed Uneven Surface During DUI Assessment

By Julie Maruskin and Evan Chu During a preliminary hearing for a DUI case, the defense attorney used the ...

By Julie Maruskin and Evan Chu During a preliminary hearing for a DUI case, the defense attorney used the body camera footage of the expert witness, Officer Guillermo Zuniga, to show that he observed ...

November 11, 2019
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Simple DUI Trial Goes Awry

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|Date: October 09, 2019
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Simple DUI Trial Goes Awry

By Allison Ramsey and Celeste Campbell In Department 14 a trial was underway for the charge of driving un ...

By Allison Ramsey and Celeste Campbell In Department 14 a trial was underway for the charge of driving under the influence. In what should have been a simple DUI trial, Assistant District Attorney Jos ...

October 09, 2019
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Witnesses Questioned in DUI Case

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|Date: September 26, 2019
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Witnesses Questioned in DUI Case

By Citlalli Peralta Woodland - A California Highway Patrol officer who investigated the collision of t ...

By Citlalli Peralta Woodland - A California Highway Patrol officer who investigated the collision of two cars on Westbound Interstate 80 on Sept. 17, 2018, took the stand in a DUI trial. The defend ...

September 26, 2019
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The DUI Puzzle: If the Pieces Don’t Fit, You Must Acquit!

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|Date: September 26, 2019
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The DUI Puzzle: If the Pieces Don’t Fit, You Must Acquit!

By Allison Ramsey After three days of experts and witnesses, “the defense rests” were the first words of ...

By Allison Ramsey After three days of experts and witnesses, “the defense rests” were the first words of the day. The judge then read instructions for the jury to follow during their deliberations. As ...

September 26, 2019
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Non-Compliant Breathalyzer Used in DUI Case

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|Date: September 25, 2019
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Non-Compliant Breathalyzer Used in DUI Case

By Hannah Grayson A DUI trial reconvened on its second day Monday morning in Department 14. It was found ...

By Hannah Grayson A DUI trial reconvened on its second day Monday morning in Department 14. It was found that the breathalyzer used to determine blood alcohol content was not compliant with California ...

September 25, 2019
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Trial Starts for DUI Case

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|Date: September 23, 2019
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Trial Starts for DUI Case

By Hannah Grayson On Friday morning, the trial began in a DUI case presided over by Judge Alexandra Rober ...

By Hannah Grayson On Friday morning, the trial began in a DUI case presided over by Judge Alexandra Robert Gordon in Department 14. The defendant was pulled over at 2:15 a.m. on April 17 of this year ...

September 23, 2019
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DUI Case Balances between a Felony and Misdemeanor Charge

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|Date: August 30, 2019
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DUI Case Balances between a Felony and Misdemeanor Charge

By Joshua Liang Woodland - A man charged with allegedly driving under the influence faces the possibility ...

By Joshua Liang Woodland - A man charged with allegedly driving under the influence faces the possibility of a misdemeanor charge upgraded to a felony. On August 10, 2019, the defendant allegedly was ...

August 30, 2019
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Forensic Expert Testifies in DUI Case

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|Date: August 05, 2019
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Forensic Expert Testifies in DUI Case

by Marshall Hammons In Department 16, in front of Judge Rene Navarro, expert witness Michael D. Laufer to ...

by Marshall Hammons In Department 16, in front of Judge Rene Navarro, expert witness Michael D. Laufer took the stand in a misdemeanor driving under the influence case where the defendant is accused o ...

August 05, 2019
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DA Attempts to Keep Criminal Charges on Woman After DUI Charges Dismissed

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|Date: July 23, 2019
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DA Attempts to Keep Criminal Charges on Woman After DUI Charges Dismissed

Originally, Keya Pikes was on trial for a misdemeanor DUI as well as a misdemeanor for driving on a suspe ...

Originally, Keya Pikes was on trial for a misdemeanor DUI as well as a misdemeanor for driving on a suspended license. But when the DUI charge was thrown out and the case went to closing argument, it ...

July 23, 2019
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DUI Hangs on Evidence of Driving

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|Date: July 18, 2019
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DUI Hangs on Evidence of Driving

By Zachary Zolmer The afternoon resumption of a DUI trial disputed whether or not the defendant was actua ...

By Zachary Zolmer The afternoon resumption of a DUI trial disputed whether or not the defendant was actually driving when intoxicated. At approximately 3 a.m. on January 18, 2019, West Sacramento Poli ...

July 18, 2019
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Underage DUI Crash and Rollover on Highway 50

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|Date: May 24, 2019
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Underage DUI Crash and Rollover on Highway 50

By Lauren Zaren “You lucked out.” In the early morning of August 11, 2018, 20-year-old Dru Skye Hernandez ...

By Lauren Zaren “You lucked out.” In the early morning of August 11, 2018, 20-year-old Dru Skye Hernandez and his male friend drove from Weimer in Placer County to a Snapchat friend’s house in West Sa ...

May 24, 2019
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Man Found Guilty of Evading Police Reached Speeds of 130 MPH

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|Date: April 27, 2019
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Man Found Guilty of Evading Police Reached Speeds of 130 MPH

By Danielle Silva The DUI trial with the defense seeking one not guilty verdict out of six ended with a j ...

By Danielle Silva The DUI trial with the defense seeking one not guilty verdict out of six ended with a jury decision of guilty on all counts. Arthur Fernando Samoro had been arrested on December 27, ...

April 27, 2019
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Man Argues against Suspended License Charge, Citing Mental Illness History and Lack of Support

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|Date: April 12, 2019
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Man Argues against Suspended License Charge, Citing Mental Illness History and Lack of Support

By Danielle Silva A defendant, Carlos Alberto Muñoz, who faces a charge of driving with a suspended licen ...

By Danielle Silva A defendant, Carlos Alberto Muñoz, who faces a charge of driving with a suspended license, shared his history with mental illness and the lack of support from the court, the Departme ...

April 12, 2019
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DUI Defendant Ruled to Have Violated Probation, Bail Is Set

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|Date: May 25, 2018
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DUI Defendant Ruled to Have Violated Probation, Bail Is Set

By Setarah Jahid On Thursday afternoon, May 24, 2018, a hearing unfolded in Department 8 with Judge David ...

By Setarah Jahid On Thursday afternoon, May 24, 2018, a hearing unfolded in Department 8 with Judge David Reed presiding. The defendant, Rafael Ralston, a two-time DUI offender, had been accused of vi ...

May 25, 2018
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Closing Statements in DUI Marijuana Trial

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|Date: February 08, 2018
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Closing Statements in DUI Marijuana Trial

By Samantha Romero The trial against defendant Javier Andres Rocha reconvened in Department 13 after the ...

By Samantha Romero The trial against defendant Javier Andres Rocha reconvened in Department 13 after the lunch hour with closing statements by both parties. The burden lies on the People to prove the ...

February 08, 2018
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Closing Arguments Delivered in Williams DUI Case

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|Date: February 05, 2018
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Closing Arguments Delivered in Williams DUI Case

By Jenean Docter The closing arguments for the case of Larra Williams—accused of driving under the influe ...

By Jenean Docter The closing arguments for the case of Larra Williams—accused of driving under the influence of both methamphetamine and alcohol in July 2016—were delivered in Department 14, on the mo ...

February 05, 2018
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DUI Experts Testify in Trial

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|Date: February 02, 2018
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DUI Experts Testify in Trial

By Danielle Eden C. Silva and Hannah Poploski Two Experts Testify in Morning Session of DUI Trial By Dani ...

By Danielle Eden C. Silva and Hannah Poploski Two Experts Testify in Morning Session of DUI Trial By Danielle Eden C. Silva In Department 14, the DUI case for Larra Williams resumed with two experts a ...

February 02, 2018
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Expert Witness Testifies in Jury Trial for DUI Case

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|Date: February 01, 2018
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Expert Witness Testifies in Jury Trial for DUI Case

By Fabiha Zaman The jury trial for defendant Larra Williams reconvened on Wednesday afternoon in Departme ...

By Fabiha Zaman The jury trial for defendant Larra Williams reconvened on Wednesday afternoon in Department 14, Judge David Rosenberg presiding. Deputy District Attorney Alex Kian began his direct exa ...

February 01, 2018
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Closing Statements of Tauzer DUI Case

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|Date: January 26, 2018
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Closing Statements of Tauzer DUI Case

By Danielle Eden C. Silva The DUI case against Rebecca Marie Tauzer arrived at closing statements in Depa ...

By Danielle Eden C. Silva The DUI case against Rebecca Marie Tauzer arrived at closing statements in Department 13 before the jury went into deliberation. The court session began with the submission o ...

January 26, 2018
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Car Ditched in A Ditch Leads to Opening of DUI Case

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|Date: January 24, 2018
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Car Ditched in A Ditch Leads to Opening of DUI Case

By Danielle Eden C. Silva The DUI case against Rebecca Marie Tauzer convened in Department 13, calling in ...

By Danielle Eden C. Silva The DUI case against Rebecca Marie Tauzer convened in Department 13, calling in two witnesses this morning. The first witness to appear at the stand had been the one to call ...

January 24, 2018
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