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Two Men – After 35 Years in Prison – Finally Walk Free in Another Innocence Project Victory

Posted by Minh Nguyen
|Date: July 26, 2022
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Two Men – After 35 Years in Prison – Finally Walk Free in Another Innocence Project Victory

By Tommy Nguyen CHICAGO, IL - Late last week, the two men who were wrongly convicted of arson and murder ...

By Tommy Nguyen CHICAGO, IL - Late last week, the two men who were wrongly convicted of arson and murder as teenagers finally had their sentences vacated—35 years later—and were released from prison b ...

July 26, 2022
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Judge Delays Final Sentencing after First-Degree Murder Trial Conviction of Carl Greg Small

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 08, 2022
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Judge Delays Final Sentencing after First-Degree Murder Trial Conviction of Carl Greg Small

By Ashleen Herrarte RIVERSIDE, CA – Judge Bernard Schwartz in Riverside County Superior Court Monday foun ...

By Ashleen Herrarte RIVERSIDE, CA – Judge Bernard Schwartz in Riverside County Superior Court Monday found Carl Gregory Small, a military veteran, guilty of first degree murder just a short time after ...

February 08, 2022
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Two Teens Held to Answer to First Degree Murder Allegedly Committed When They Were 16

Posted by Fiona Davis
|Date: January 31, 2022
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Two Teens Held to Answer to First Degree Murder Allegedly Committed When They Were 16

By Fiona Davis WOODLAND, CA – In a preliminary hearing held this past Thursday in Yolo County Superior Co ...

By Fiona Davis WOODLAND, CA – In a preliminary hearing held this past Thursday in Yolo County Superior Court, a judge ruled two teens must answer to several felony charges, including the first-degree ...

January 31, 2022
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Defense Lawyer Brings into Question Validity of Forensic Evidence in Triple Murder Trial

Posted by Mairead Perez
|Date: November 23, 2021
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Defense Lawyer Brings into Question Validity of Forensic Evidence in Triple Murder Trial

By Mei Perez SANTA BARBARA, CA – Expert witness Dr. Brent Turvey took the stand here in Santa Barbara Cou ...

By Mei Perez SANTA BARBARA, CA – Expert witness Dr. Brent Turvey took the stand here in Santa Barbara County Superior Court Monday in the triple murder trial of Pierre Haobsh for allegedly killing Dr. ...

November 23, 2021
| by Mairead Perez

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Man Accused of Double Murder, Kidnapping Rejects Plea Offer Made by Own Attorney, Chooses to Go to Trial

Posted by Samuel Van Blaricom
|Date: November 16, 2021
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Man Accused of Double Murder, Kidnapping Rejects Plea Offer Made by Own Attorney, Chooses to Go to Trial

By Samuel Van Blaricom WOODLAND, CA - Chandale Shannon, Jr., accused of two counts of first degree murder ...

By Samuel Van Blaricom WOODLAND, CA - Chandale Shannon, Jr., accused of two counts of first degree murder and one count of kidnapping, rejected a plea deal made by his own attorney for 36 years to lif ...

November 16, 2021
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Jury Sent Out to Deliberate in Trial of Man Accused of Murdering Wife

Posted by Julia Urquizo
|Date: November 03, 2021
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Jury Sent Out to Deliberate in Trial of Man Accused of Murdering Wife

By Julia Urquizo RIVERSIDE, CA – The jury here in Riverside County Superior Court Tuesday was sent out to ...

By Julia Urquizo RIVERSIDE, CA – The jury here in Riverside County Superior Court Tuesday was sent out to decide the fate of Juan Carlos Lopez Alvarado, who is on trial for the first degree murder of ...

November 03, 2021
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Judge Finds Man Guilty – Again – of 1st Degree Murder

Posted by Amy Berberyan
|Date: November 01, 2021
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Judge Finds Man Guilty – Again – of 1st Degree Murder

By Amy Berberyan RIVERSIDE, CA – Shelvin Terrell Jones’ petition to be resentenced was dismissed last Fri ...

By Amy Berberyan RIVERSIDE, CA – Shelvin Terrell Jones’ petition to be resentenced was dismissed last Friday in Riverside County Superior Court after the judge found him guilty of first-degree murder— ...

November 01, 2021
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Man Sentenced to Life in Prison without Parole, Plus 57 Years after Victim’s Parents Call for Harshest Punishment Possible

Posted by Catherine Hamilton
|Date: October 12, 2021
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Man Sentenced to Life in Prison without Parole, Plus 57 Years after Victim’s Parents Call for Harshest Punishment Possible

By Catherine Hamilton and Amy Berberyan RIVERSIDE, CA – Riverside County Superior Court Judge Matthew Per ...

By Catherine Hamilton and Amy Berberyan RIVERSIDE, CA – Riverside County Superior Court Judge Matthew Perantoni late last week sentenced Shaun Daniel Tara to life in state prison without possibility o ...

October 12, 2021
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Defense Questions Reliability of Eyewitnesses in Ongoing Omar Herrera Murder Trial

Posted by Sophia Barberini
|Date: June 30, 2021
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Defense Questions Reliability of Eyewitnesses in Ongoing Omar Herrera Murder Trial

By Sophia Barberini and Jeramie Gutierrez SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Defense witnesses took the stand in ...

By Sophia Barberini and Jeramie Gutierrez SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Defense witnesses took the stand in San Francisco County Superior Court Tuesday for the ongoing trial of Omar Herrera, who is charg ...

June 30, 2021
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Murder Defendant Takes Stand, Provides Context to Killing Charge

Posted by Elena Rawlinson
|Date: June 29, 2021
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Murder Defendant Takes Stand, Provides Context to Killing Charge

By Elena Rawlinson and Ella Wade SAN FRANCISCO, CA– Most defendants don’t take the stand in serious felon ...

By Elena Rawlinson and Ella Wade SAN FRANCISCO, CA– Most defendants don’t take the stand in serious felony trials – but Monday, Omar Herrera did just that in San Francisco County Superior Court, provi ...

June 29, 2021
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San Francisco Jury Told Don’t ‘Fix Tragedy by Causing Tragedy’ in Corner-Store Shootout Trial

Posted by Lauren Smith
|Date: June 15, 2021
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San Francisco Jury Told Don’t ‘Fix Tragedy by Causing Tragedy’ in Corner-Store Shootout Trial

By Alana Bleimann, Mia Machado, Savannah Dewberry, Priana Aquino SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Judge Sharon Reardon ...

By Alana Bleimann, Mia Machado, Savannah Dewberry, Priana Aquino SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Judge Sharon Reardon and a jury Monday heard the opening statements here in San Francisco County Superior Court in ...

June 15, 2021
| by Lauren Smith

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Shooter Gets 51 Years to Life for Murder; Victim’s Family Member Tells Defendant ‘You Will Always Have Blood on Your Hands’

Posted by Lauren Smith
|Date: April 19, 2021
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Shooter Gets 51 Years to Life for Murder; Victim’s Family Member Tells Defendant ‘You Will Always Have Blood on Your Hands’

By Sophia Barberini SACRAMENTO, CA – After a family member of the victim told defendant Nicolaus Garcia “ ...

By Sophia Barberini SACRAMENTO, CA – After a family member of the victim told defendant Nicolaus Garcia “you will always have blood on your hands,” Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Trena H. Burg ...

April 19, 2021
| by Lauren Smith

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Applicants React to Rubric, Discuss Projects at Council Meeting

Mother’s Death Bed Facebook Post Exposes Abusive Attorneys and the Family Court System

SED Students Propose Peripheral Development Standards for the City of Davis

‘Criminal Conduct’ by 22 Former NY Cops Leads to 316 Convictions Overturned – 188 Vacated Previously

Vanguard Incarcerated Press: My Account

San Francisco Public Defenders Spearhead ‘Sit-ins’ Protesting SF Court Backlog, Denial of Speedy Trial Rights of More Than 1,100 People

Clemency Petition Denied in Oklahoma for Man Claiming Self-Defense; New Defense Team Calls Original Trial ‘Drive-by Defense’

U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Black Voters in Alabama’s Congressional Map

Commentary: Still No Urgency on Housing – But the Clock Is Ticking

Attorney General Sends Letter Demanding Answers from Temecula School Board

Two Men – After 35 Years in Prison – Finally Walk Free in Another Innocence Project Victory

Two Men – After 35 Years in Prison – Finally Walk Free in Another Innocence Project Victory

Judge Delays Final Sentencing after First-Degree Murder Trial Conviction of Carl Greg Small

Judge Delays Final Sentencing after First-Degree Murder Trial Conviction of Carl Greg Small

Two Teens Held to Answer to First Degree Murder Allegedly Committed When They Were 16

Two Teens Held to Answer to First Degree Murder Allegedly Committed When They Were 16

Defense Lawyer Brings into Question Validity of Forensic Evidence in Triple Murder Trial

Defense Lawyer Brings into Question Validity of Forensic Evidence in Triple Murder Trial

Man Accused of Double Murder, Kidnapping Rejects Plea Offer Made by Own Attorney, Chooses to Go to Trial

Man Accused of Double Murder, Kidnapping Rejects Plea Offer Made by Own Attorney, Chooses to Go to Trial

Jury Sent Out to Deliberate in Trial of Man Accused of Murdering Wife

Jury Sent Out to Deliberate in Trial of Man Accused of Murdering Wife

Judge Finds Man Guilty – Again – of 1st Degree Murder

Judge Finds Man Guilty – Again – of 1st Degree Murder

Man Sentenced to Life in Prison without Parole, Plus 57 Years after Victim’s Parents Call for Harshest Punishment Possible

Man Sentenced to Life in Prison without Parole, Plus 57 Years after Victim’s Parents Call for Harshest Punishment Possible

Defense Questions Reliability of Eyewitnesses in Ongoing Omar Herrera Murder Trial

Defense Questions Reliability of Eyewitnesses in Ongoing Omar Herrera Murder Trial

Murder Defendant Takes Stand, Provides Context to Killing Charge

Murder Defendant Takes Stand, Provides Context to Killing Charge

San Francisco Jury Told Don’t ‘Fix Tragedy by Causing Tragedy’ in Corner-Store Shootout Trial

San Francisco Jury Told Don’t ‘Fix Tragedy by Causing Tragedy’ in Corner-Store Shootout Trial

Shooter Gets 51 Years to Life for Murder; Victim’s Family Member Tells Defendant ‘You Will Always Have Blood on Your Hands’

Shooter Gets 51 Years to Life for Murder; Victim’s Family Member Tells Defendant ‘You Will Always Have Blood on Your Hands’

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