Judge Declares Two Separate Penalties for the Same Crime
By Noe Herrera SANTA BARBARA – Judge Clifford Anderson heard two separate cases of minors with DUI…
Hodge-Podge of Felony Cases Heard Friday from DUI Murder to Child Endangerment
By Alexander Ramirez, Brandon Blanco SACRAMENTO, CA — A Sacramento County Superior Court Commissioner here on Friday…
Woman’s Pretrial Release Revoked after Bar Incident, Taken Straight to Jail to Await Trial
By Brandon Blanco, Helen Greenia, Gwynneth Redemann, & Koda Slingluff SACRAMENTO, CA — A woman awaiting trial…
Judge Rules Cancer Patient Not Required to Use Breathalyzer in Car Because of Chemotherapy Treatment
By Fiona Davis and Jeff Haslam FRESNO, CA – A judge here in In Fresno County Superior…
CHP Officer, Public Defender Engage in Spirited Back & Forth in DUI Preliminary Trial
By Gabriel Eskandari SACRAMENTO, CA. – During a preliminary hearing Monday in Sacramento County Superior Court for…
Woman Sentenced to Year in Jail, Probation After DUI Related Accident Results in Friend’s Death
By Eshita Seshadri SACRAMENTO, CA – A woman with a felony driving under the influence charge that…
Driver Escapes More Serious Charges after Allegedly Biting Witness, Takes DUI Plea Deal
By Carson Eschen and Michele Chadwick FRESNO, CA – Before a Driving Under the Influence driver accepted…
Judge Ends Attempts by Parole Agents to Unreasonably Pursue Perrotte
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Banning, CA – In an unusually pointed ruling Riverside County Judge…
Not Guilty Plea Entered In DUI Highway Crash Case – Only ‘Victim’ Was Highway Sign
By Natalia Claburn SACRAMENTO, CA – A suspected drunk driver is facing trial here in Sacramento County…
Judge Reluctantly Grants Pretrial Release for Defendant in DUI Case
By Elizabeth Garabedian SANTA BARBARA, CA – Judge Clifford Anderson here in Santa Barbara County Superior Court…
Court Confusion: Man in Court, Supposed to be in Jail as Ordered
By Marcia Barajas SANTA MARIA, CA – Meddage Ruwan Cham Wimalasoma was in Santa Barbara Superior Court…
Man’s Driving under the Influence Costs an Individual’s Life; Judge Gives Him 15 Years to Life
By Anna Zheng SACRAMENTO, CA – Ybarra Armanda, Jr., was sentenced here in Sacramento County Superior Court…
DUI Defendant Swears It Was Vanilla in Mouth, Not Booze – Judge Doesn’t Believe Him, Calls It ‘Fraud,’ Orders Him to Jail
By Stacie Guevara SACRAMENTO, CA – Defendant Timothy Adams was called to court here in Sacramento County…
Defendant Admits Drove Despite No License after DUI, but Did So to Help Father after Medical Procedure – Judge Doesn’t Care
By Stephanie Boulos FRESNO, CA – A man here in Fresno County Superior Court last week admitted…
Motion to Suppress – Court Hears Argument that DUI Stop Not Warranted
By Greg Ritzinger SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A San Francisco County Superior Court heard a motion to…
Officer Questioned for Probable Cause in DUI and Speeding Arrest
By Lois Yoo and Raïssa Ngoma ALAMEDA, CA – Whether Francisco Antonio Hernandez-Coreas totally understood what he…
Judge Gives Defendant the Benefit of the Doubt: Matters for Serna Motion Continued
By Zoey Hou FRESNO, CA – Judge William Terrence in the Fresno County Superior Court Dept. 1…
Drunk Driving Accident Injures Multiple Victims – Defendant Takes Plea Deal after Telling Parole Officer He Wasn’t at Fault
By Fiona Davis SACRAMENTO, CA – In a DUI sentencing hearing here this week, a defendant pleaded…
Prosecution and Defense Argue over Officer’s Investigation in DUI Case
By Karisa Cortez OAKLAND, CA – In a drunken driving case here in Alameda County Superior Court…
Defendant Asks to Represent Self with Trial Less Than a Week Away – Trial Continued
By Benjamin Porter SACRAMENTO, CA – With his trial set to start in less than a week,…