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Inconclusive Evidence Used in Murder Trial

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|Date: November 20, 2019
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Inconclusive Evidence Used in Murder Trial

By Hannah Grayson On Monday morning in Department 16, Judge Eric R. Fleming presided over the first day o ...

By Hannah Grayson On Monday morning in Department 16, Judge Eric R. Fleming presided over the first day of an MS-13 gang-related murder trial with two defendants. On March 17, 2017, at about 12:47 a.m ...

November 20, 2019
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Family, Friends and Community Rally for Release of Sergio Rocha

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|Date: November 08, 2019
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Family, Friends and Community Rally for Release of Sergio Rocha

By Marshall Hammons San Francisco - Almost forty people wearing “Justice for Sergio” shirts filled the co ...

By Marshall Hammons San Francisco - Almost forty people wearing “Justice for Sergio” shirts filled the courtroom at a bail hearing on Wednesday. Those forty people included Sergio’s mother, cousin, br ...

November 08, 2019
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Video Footage in Question in Murder Trial

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|Date: October 29, 2019
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Video Footage in Question in Murder Trial

By Hannah Grayson A murder trial continued Monday morning in Department 26 presided by Judge Braden C. Wo ...

By Hannah Grayson A murder trial continued Monday morning in Department 26 presided by Judge Braden C. Woods. Most of the day was spent on the accuracy and reliability of security video footage of the ...

October 29, 2019
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Uncle Stands to See Man Charged With Shooting and Killing His Nephew

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|Date: October 28, 2019
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Uncle Stands to See Man Charged With Shooting and Killing His Nephew

By Arianna Medina As the defendant was brought into Department 14 today, a man wearing an orange shirt ab ...

By Arianna Medina As the defendant was brought into Department 14 today, a man wearing an orange shirt abruptly stood up. Still, quiet, and glaring at the defendant, this man turned out to be the uncl ...

October 28, 2019
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Drunken Statements

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|Date: October 22, 2019
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Drunken Statements

By Ryan Oh A San Francisco man, David Murillo, found himself facing the potential charge of murder after ...

By Ryan Oh A San Francisco man, David Murillo, found himself facing the potential charge of murder after allegedly engaging in a confrontation with three drunk Australian men. At the preliminary heari ...

October 22, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Parole Opposition Shows Once Again Reisig Just Not a Reformer

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|Date: September 29, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Parole Opposition Shows Once Again Reisig Just Not a Reformer

Since his narrow victory last year in the DA’s race, Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig keeps trying to make the ...

Since his narrow victory last year in the DA’s race, Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig keeps trying to make the claim that he is a criminal justice reformer. Indeed, some have bought into the rhetoric – but ...

September 29, 2019
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Parole Board Grants Parole to Davis Killer Over Objections of Yolo DA

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|Date: September 21, 2019
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Parole Board Grants Parole to Davis Killer Over Objections of Yolo DA

(From Press Release – Yolo DA) - On September 19, 2019, a Board of Parole Hearings panel granted parole t ...

(From Press Release – Yolo DA) - On September 19, 2019, a Board of Parole Hearings panel granted parole to convicted murderer Timothy Wilson. At the hearing, which took place at California State Pris ...

September 21, 2019
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Community Activist Not Allowed Bail in Homicide Case

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|Date: September 19, 2019
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Community Activist Not Allowed Bail in Homicide Case

By Hannah Grayson Judge Christine Van Aken thought the charges alone were too serious to let him bail out ...

By Hannah Grayson Judge Christine Van Aken thought the charges alone were too serious to let him bail out despite the argument of of self-defense. A man was not granted bail, without any examination, ...

September 19, 2019
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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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