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Court Overturns Gun Conviction in Steinle Case

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|Date: September 02, 2019
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Court Overturns Gun Conviction in Steinle Case

San Francisco - In 2015, Jose Garcia Zarate made national headlines when he picked up a gun, the gun went ...

San Francisco - In 2015, Jose Garcia Zarate made national headlines when he picked up a gun, the gun went off, and killed young Kate Steinle on a pier in San Francisco after she was struck in the back ...

September 02, 2019
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Cyntoia Brown Expected to Be Released from Prison Tomorrow

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|Date: August 07, 2019
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Cyntoia Brown Expected to Be Released from Prison Tomorrow

On Wednesday, Cyntoia Brown will be released from her life sentence and walk free thanks to a commutation ...

On Wednesday, Cyntoia Brown will be released from her life sentence and walk free thanks to a commutation granted by former Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam. She was a 16-year-old sex trafficking victim ...

August 07, 2019
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Jury Returns Guilty Verdict in Massage Parlor Killing

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|Date: August 02, 2019
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Jury Returns Guilty Verdict in Massage Parlor Killing

By Sindy Lim Woodland - A Yolo County jury found Rohail Sarwar, 28, guilty of first-degree murder for the ...

By Sindy Lim Woodland - A Yolo County jury found Rohail Sarwar, 28, guilty of first-degree murder for the fatal stabbing of Cottonwood Massage employee Junying Lu last August 21. The verdict also conv ...

August 02, 2019
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Metal Fragments Retrieved in Victim’s Skull Match Broken Knife in Murder Trial

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|Date: July 28, 2019
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Metal Fragments Retrieved in Victim’s Skull Match Broken Knife in Murder Trial

By Evan Chu Woodland - Metallic objects were found stuck in the victim’s skull, and the shattered pieces ...

By Evan Chu Woodland - Metallic objects were found stuck in the victim’s skull, and the shattered pieces match the rest of the knife. That is what Senior Criminalist Ricci Cooksey testified in court. ...

July 28, 2019
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Incriminating DNA and Fingerprint Evidence Are Verified by Expert Witnesses in Massage Parlor Murder Trial

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|Date: July 26, 2019
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Incriminating DNA and Fingerprint Evidence Are Verified by Expert Witnesses in Massage Parlor Murder Trial

By Gianna DeGuzman Woodland - On July 25, 2019, the trial of Rohail Sarwar resumed as the prosecution bro ...

By Gianna DeGuzman Woodland - On July 25, 2019, the trial of Rohail Sarwar resumed as the prosecution brought forth several more people to testify. Among them were an expert DNA Analyst and an expert ...

July 26, 2019
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Unknown If Murder Suspect Competent Enough to Stand Trial

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|Date: July 26, 2019
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Unknown If Murder Suspect Competent Enough to Stand Trial

By Josh Liang Charged in connection with the disappearances of Enrique Rios and Elijah Moore in June of l ...

By Josh Liang Charged in connection with the disappearances of Enrique Rios and Elijah Moore in June of last year, 22-year-old Chandale Dontray Shannon, Jr.,’s mental capacity to stand trial is now be ...

July 26, 2019
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Massage Parlor Owner Testifies in Ongoing Murder Trial

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|Date: July 25, 2019
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Massage Parlor Owner Testifies in Ongoing Murder Trial

by Samantha Rahn and Nathan Yanez Massage Parlor Owner Testifies in Ongoing Murder Trial By Samantha Rahn ...

by Samantha Rahn and Nathan Yanez Massage Parlor Owner Testifies in Ongoing Murder Trial By Samantha Rahn Woodland - Another woman claims that Rohail Sarwar attempted to sexually assault her, all whil ...

July 25, 2019
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Medical Examiner Testifies in Massage Parlor Murder Trial

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|Date: July 24, 2019
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Medical Examiner Testifies in Massage Parlor Murder Trial

By Zachary Zolmer With the aid of more than 50 wall-projected exhibits, Monday’s afternoon session of Roh ...

By Zachary Zolmer With the aid of more than 50 wall-projected exhibits, Monday’s afternoon session of Rohail Sarwar's murder trial detailed the scene and extent of the victim's fatal injuries. The Peo ...

July 24, 2019
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Gilligan Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison following Boyfriend’s Murder

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|Date: July 23, 2019
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Gilligan Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison following Boyfriend’s Murder

By Samantha Rahn “It’s what Jamie (the victim) would have wanted.” This phrase was spoken repeatedly by t ...

By Samantha Rahn “It’s what Jamie (the victim) would have wanted.” This phrase was spoken repeatedly by the family members of the victim as to why they have accepted the defendant's plea deal for a le ...

July 23, 2019
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Massage Parlor Murder Trial Resumes

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|Date: July 23, 2019
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Massage Parlor Murder Trial Resumes

By Zachary Zolmer With the aid of more than 50 wall-projected exhibits, Monday’s afternoon session of Roh ...

By Zachary Zolmer With the aid of more than 50 wall-projected exhibits, Monday’s afternoon session of Rohail Sarwar's murder trial detailed the scene and extent of the victim's fatal injuries. The Peo ...

July 23, 2019
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“Pee Guy” Murder Trial Commences

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|Date: July 20, 2019
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“Pee Guy” Murder Trial Commences

By Joshua Liang and Michelle Lagos A man is facing several felony charges after allegedly brutally stabbi ...

By Joshua Liang and Michelle Lagos A man is facing several felony charges after allegedly brutally stabbing and murdering a woman working in a local massage parlor in Woodland. On August 21, 2018, sur ...

July 20, 2019
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Woman Acquitted of Murdering Grandmother

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|Date: July 15, 2019
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Woman Acquitted of Murdering Grandmother

By Marshall Hammons, Pam Nichada, and Ruby Wilks On Monday afternoon, the jury returned with a verdict of ...

By Marshall Hammons, Pam Nichada, and Ruby Wilks On Monday afternoon, the jury returned with a verdict of not guilty on all counts. Closing arguments took place the morning of Friday, July 12, in ongo ...

July 15, 2019
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Dispute over “Consciousness” Arises during Murder

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|Date: July 10, 2019
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Dispute over “Consciousness” Arises during Murder

By Samantha Kancigor San Francisco - A fierce face-off occurred today in Department 10 between the defens ...

By Samantha Kancigor San Francisco - A fierce face-off occurred today in Department 10 between the defense counsel and the expert witness brought to the stand by the prosecution. The prosecution calle ...

July 10, 2019
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Widely Known Physician Neurologist Agrees with the Defense in Murder Case

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|Date: July 09, 2019
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Widely Known Physician Neurologist Agrees with the Defense in Murder Case

By Nabil Sirur San Francisco - The beginning of the week kicked off with a long time expert physician on ...

By Nabil Sirur San Francisco - The beginning of the week kicked off with a long time expert physician on the witness stand for the defense in a San Francisco murder case. Dr. Woods has been practicing ...

July 09, 2019
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Defense Counsel Continues to Call Witnesses in the Murder Case

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|Date: June 29, 2019
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Defense Counsel Continues to Call Witnesses in the Murder Case

By Ruby Wilks and Pam Nichada Defense counsel in the Murder case continued to call witnesses to the stand ...

By Ruby Wilks and Pam Nichada Defense counsel in the Murder case continued to call witnesses to the stand on June 27, 2019, and June 28, 2019. The defendant has pleaded not guilty to a charge of attem ...

June 29, 2019
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Defense Calls Witnesses to the Stand in Murder Trial

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|Date: June 27, 2019
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Defense Calls Witnesses to the Stand in Murder Trial

By Samantha Kancigor The defense brought six witnesses before the court on Tuesday, June 26, 2019, in ord ...

By Samantha Kancigor The defense brought six witnesses before the court on Tuesday, June 26, 2019, in order to better paint a picture of the young defendant, for the jury. The defendant is being charg ...

June 27, 2019
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Family Member Testifies Previous Assault on Defendant Caused Serious Behavioral Changes Prior to Homicide

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|Date: June 26, 2019
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Family Member Testifies Previous Assault on Defendant Caused Serious Behavioral Changes Prior to Homicide

By Lauren Bradley and Robert Meastas SAN FRANCISCO - The defendant has been charged with the homicide of ...

By Lauren Bradley and Robert Meastas SAN FRANCISCO - The defendant has been charged with the homicide of a family member, her grandmother. The defense contends that the homicide was linked to mental i ...

June 26, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Gilligan, Sentencing and the Specter of White Privilege

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|Date: June 02, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Gilligan, Sentencing and the Specter of White Privilege

On Thursday, Hayley Gilligan plead no contest to a revised charge of voluntary manslaughter, thus avoidin ...

On Thursday, Hayley Gilligan plead no contest to a revised charge of voluntary manslaughter, thus avoiding a trial where she would be facing first degree murder charges and where, if she had been foun ...

June 02, 2019
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Gilligan Pleads Guilty to Voluntary Manslaughter, Takes a 13-Year Sentence

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|Date: May 31, 2019
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Gilligan Pleads Guilty to Voluntary Manslaughter, Takes a 13-Year Sentence

“It’s what the victim would have wanted.” By Lauren Zaren Hayley Gilligan will not go to trial on murder ...

“It’s what the victim would have wanted.” By Lauren Zaren Hayley Gilligan will not go to trial on murder charges. The surprising development took place on Thursday afternoon, when she pled no contest ...

May 31, 2019
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Man Pleads No Contest to Killing 4-Year-Old; Mother of Victim Speaks

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|Date: May 21, 2019
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Man Pleads No Contest to Killing 4-Year-Old; Mother of Victim Speaks

By Amy Schwanhausser This morning a man accused of killing his 4-year-old daughter plead no contest. Prio ...

By Amy Schwanhausser This morning a man accused of killing his 4-year-old daughter plead no contest. Prior to sentencing, the mother and grandmother of the victim spoke about the personal tragedy they ...

May 21, 2019
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