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Defendants Miss Court Due to Fresno Jail COVID Outbreak – Cases Surge to Nearly 500

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|Date: August 08, 2020
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Defendants Miss Court Due to Fresno Jail COVID Outbreak – Cases Surge to Nearly 500

By Kelsey Kitzke FRESNO – Defendants were absent from court on this past Wednesday due to an ongoing outb ...

By Kelsey Kitzke FRESNO – Defendants were absent from court on this past Wednesday due to an ongoing outbreak in COVID-19 outbreak in the Fresno County Jail. According to reports by local news outlet ...

August 08, 2020
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The Danger of Quarantine in Cases of Domestic Violence in Fresno

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|Date: August 07, 2020
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The Danger of Quarantine in Cases of Domestic Violence in Fresno

By Danae Snell FRESNO – If court cases are any indication, the coronavirus has the ability to not only af ...

By Danae Snell FRESNO – If court cases are any indication, the coronavirus has the ability to not only affect human beings’ immune systems, but also violence within a household. According to the Natio ...

August 07, 2020
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Coronavirus Court Precautions Can Lead to Unforeseen Complications

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|Date: August 07, 2020
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Coronavirus Court Precautions Can Lead to Unforeseen Complications

By Phoebe Glick FRESNO - In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, California superior courts—including Fresn ...

By Phoebe Glick FRESNO - In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, California superior courts—including Fresno Superior Court—have shifted their procedures in order to protect the public, with startling i ...

August 07, 2020
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Fresno Judges Leniency on Payments, Program Enrollment During COVID-19 Pandemic

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|Date: August 03, 2020
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Fresno Judges Leniency on Payments, Program Enrollment During COVID-19 Pandemic

By Ryan Oh, Josue Monroy, Stephanie Don and Evelyn Valerio FRESNO – In Fresno County Superior Court, judg ...

By Ryan Oh, Josue Monroy, Stephanie Don and Evelyn Valerio FRESNO – In Fresno County Superior Court, judges have been more accommodating to defendants’ circumstances as a result of the effects of the ...

August 03, 2020
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Victim Begs Judge to Drop All Charges Against Husband, Blaming COVID, House Fire

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|Date: August 03, 2020
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Victim Begs Judge to Drop All Charges Against Husband, Blaming COVID, House Fire

By Hannah Skepner FRESNO – A victim begged Judge Glenda Allen-Hill to drop all charges against her husban ...

By Hannah Skepner FRESNO – A victim begged Judge Glenda Allen-Hill to drop all charges against her husband, Christopher Wilcox, here Friday in the Fresno County Superior Court, blaming the pandemic, a ...

August 03, 2020
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Gallery Cheers Defendant After He Reads Letter Apologizing for Domestic Violence

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|Date: August 03, 2020
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Gallery Cheers Defendant After He Reads Letter Apologizing for Domestic Violence

By Nick Domenici FRESNO – A defendant here in Sacramento County Superior Court late last week who was abo ...

By Nick Domenici FRESNO – A defendant here in Sacramento County Superior Court late last week who was about to be released after serving six months for domestic violence, did more than he to do – and ...

August 03, 2020
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Meth Addict Now Set for Trial Accuses Girlfriend of Having ‘Wrong Feet,’ Beats Her

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|Date: August 02, 2020
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Meth Addict Now Set for Trial Accuses Girlfriend of Having ‘Wrong Feet,’ Beats Her

By Susana Jurado FRESNO, CA – Charged with domestic abuse, felony false imprisonment, felony preventing h ...

By Susana Jurado FRESNO, CA – Charged with domestic abuse, felony false imprisonment, felony preventing his partner from reporting a crime, criminal contempt, violating a protective order, cruelty to ...

August 02, 2020
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Homeless No-Shows in Fresno: For Unhoused, There’s No Incentive to Appear in Court

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|Date: August 02, 2020
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Homeless No-Shows in Fresno: For Unhoused, There’s No Incentive to Appear in Court

By Josué Monroy FRESNO – Two homeless individuals were issued bench warrants for failing to appear in Fre ...

By Josué Monroy FRESNO – Two homeless individuals were issued bench warrants for failing to appear in Fresno County Superior Court this week—and it was nothing new to Fresno, the state or the nation. ...

August 02, 2020
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Judge Releases Man After 80 Days in Jail; Charged with Running Away from Police with Baby in his Arms

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|Date: August 01, 2020
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Judge Releases Man After 80 Days in Jail; Charged with Running Away from Police with Baby in his Arms

By Susana Jurado FRESNO, CA - Charged with the felony count of false imprisonment of his ex-partner and a ...

By Susana Jurado FRESNO, CA - Charged with the felony count of false imprisonment of his ex-partner and a misdemeanor of endangering his own infant son, a man was released on probation after 80 days i ...

August 01, 2020
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His Dog Killed, Fresno Man Kills Tenant’s Dog with a Shotgun

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|Date: July 30, 2020
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His Dog Killed, Fresno Man Kills Tenant’s Dog with a Shotgun

By Nicholas Gardner FRESNO – Two dogs were killed here in Fresno, and one man—whose dog was one of those ...

By Nicholas Gardner FRESNO – Two dogs were killed here in Fresno, and one man—whose dog was one of those dead—is facing charges of killing the other dog, and threatening to kill the dog’s owner. Danie ...

July 30, 2020
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Defendant Blames COVID for Not Completing Plea Deal Work – Judge Disagrees, Offers Last Chance

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|Date: July 29, 2020
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Defendant Blames COVID for Not Completing Plea Deal Work – Judge Disagrees, Offers Last Chance

By Mella Bettag FRESNO - At his sentencing hearing this past Monday, Dontay Henderson provided a series o ...

By Mella Bettag FRESNO - At his sentencing hearing this past Monday, Dontay Henderson provided a series of excuses for why he hadn’t completed his probation guidelines, and promised that he needed jus ...

July 29, 2020
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Child Porn Case Reveals Fresno Man’s History of Sex Acts with Cousins as Young as 4 Years Old.

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|Date: July 27, 2020
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Child Porn Case Reveals Fresno Man’s History of Sex Acts with Cousins as Young as 4 Years Old.

By Nicholas Gardner FRESNO – A young Fresno man here was sentenced to county jail with a longer state pri ...

By Nicholas Gardner FRESNO – A young Fresno man here was sentenced to county jail with a longer state prison stint suspended for possessing child pornography, although authorities learned that he had ...

July 27, 2020
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After Strangling Partner for Nearly an Hour, Defendant Denied Pretrial Release

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|Date: July 26, 2020
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After Strangling Partner for Nearly an Hour, Defendant Denied Pretrial Release

By Susana Jurado FRESNO, CA. – A defendant here was accused late last week of strangling his partner for ...

By Susana Jurado FRESNO, CA. – A defendant here was accused late last week of strangling his partner for about an hour at his apartment and smashing her iPhone—the victim was forced to flee without sh ...

July 26, 2020
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Woman with No Legal Training Will Represent Self at Trial

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|Date: July 25, 2020
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Woman with No Legal Training Will Represent Self at Trial

By Elizabeth Cho and Mella Bettag FRESNO – Dontrea Castro is charged with misdemeanor loitering to commit ...

By Elizabeth Cho and Mella Bettag FRESNO – Dontrea Castro is charged with misdemeanor loitering to commit prostitution—but despite having no real higher education, legal education, or legal experience ...

July 25, 2020
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COVID-19 Strikes Again: Quarantine Keeps Fresno Attorney Uninformed about Client Status

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|Date: July 18, 2020
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COVID-19 Strikes Again: Quarantine Keeps Fresno Attorney Uninformed about Client Status

By Anna Okada FRESNO – COVID-19 has disrupted the nation’s normal activities, including the that of the c ...

By Anna Okada FRESNO – COVID-19 has disrupted the nation’s normal activities, including the that of the courts. That included this week here in Fresno County Superior Court when Deputy Public Defender ...

July 18, 2020
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Defendant’s Posted Bail Falls Short of $5,000 in Domestic Violence Case

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|Date: July 17, 2020
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Defendant’s Posted Bail Falls Short of $5,000 in Domestic Violence Case

By Julietta Bisharyan FRESNO – A defendant here in Fresno County Superior Court this week came up just a ...

By Julietta Bisharyan FRESNO – A defendant here in Fresno County Superior Court this week came up just a few bucks short of making bail – but the judge said it was close enough. Defendant Michael Lewi ...

July 17, 2020
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Defense Argues Victim Lied on 911 Call; Judge Still Finds Probable Cause for Arrest

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|Date: July 15, 2020
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Defense Argues Victim Lied on 911 Call; Judge Still Finds Probable Cause for Arrest

By Angelina Caplanis FRESNO—A public defender here in Fresno County Superior Court argued that there was ...

By Angelina Caplanis FRESNO—A public defender here in Fresno County Superior Court argued that there was no probable cause for his client’s arrest, and that the victim was the first aggressor. Defenda ...

July 15, 2020
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Victim Pleads for Charges to be Dismissed against Boyfriend, Charges Police Were ‘Aggressive’

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|Date: July 13, 2020
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Victim Pleads for Charges to be Dismissed against Boyfriend, Charges Police Were ‘Aggressive’

By Julietta Bisharyan FRESNO - During an arraignment in Fresno County Superior Court, the defendant’s gir ...

By Julietta Bisharyan FRESNO - During an arraignment in Fresno County Superior Court, the defendant’s girlfriend and alleged victim asked that the court drop any and all charges against him in a domes ...

July 13, 2020
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Defendant Wins Chance to Attend Family Events Even Though Alleged Victim Would Be There

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|Date: July 12, 2020
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Defendant Wins Chance to Attend Family Events Even Though Alleged Victim Would Be There

By Hannah Skepner FRESNO – A defendant wasn’t shy about asking the judge in his domestic violence matter ...

By Hannah Skepner FRESNO – A defendant wasn’t shy about asking the judge in his domestic violence matter if he would delay a court proceeding so the defendant could attend family events—even though th ...

July 12, 2020
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‘Questionable’ Vehicle Stop May Free Man with AR-15 Who Threatened PG&E Workers

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|Date: July 11, 2020
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‘Questionable’ Vehicle Stop May Free Man with AR-15 Who Threatened PG&E Workers

By Elizabeth Cho FRESNO – A questionable vehicle stop by Fresno County Sheriff deputies may wind up freei ...

By Elizabeth Cho FRESNO – A questionable vehicle stop by Fresno County Sheriff deputies may wind up freeing a man who threatened PG&E workers with an AR-15 rifle back on Oct. 22, 2018. James Medin ...

July 11, 2020
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