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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 55 – Story of Joann Parks Wrongly Convicted of Arson Murder

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|Date: April 01, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 55 – Story of Joann Parks Wrongly Convicted of Arson Murder

In 1989 she was a young mother who lost her kids in a tragic fire. Except the investigators at the time, ...

In 1989 she was a young mother who lost her kids in a tragic fire. Except the investigators at the time, using archaic methods, determined that it wasn't a tragic fire, it was arson and therefore murd ...

April 01, 2020
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Paul Hildwin Walks Free after Spending Nearly Three Decades on Death Row

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|Date: March 13, 2020
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Paul Hildwin Walks Free after Spending Nearly Three Decades on Death Row

By Coco Wang Paul Hildwin pleaded no contest to second-degree murder before his second retrial for the de ...

By Coco Wang Paul Hildwin pleaded no contest to second-degree murder before his second retrial for the death penalty and was released with time served on March 9, 2020. Hildwin was sentenced to the de ...

March 13, 2020
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Two Held for Murder in Death of Sacramento Man Found Near Hospital

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|Date: March 11, 2020
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Two Held for Murder in Death of Sacramento Man Found Near Hospital

By Nancy Martinez Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – In the early hours of the morning of June 28, 2 ...

By Nancy Martinez Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – In the early hours of the morning of June 28, 2019, a man returned to Sacramento from his job in Oakland and was fatally shot in the back of t ...

March 11, 2020
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Overturned Death Row Conviction of an LAPD Officer Killing in 1983

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|Date: February 19, 2020
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Overturned Death Row Conviction of an LAPD Officer Killing in 1983

By Nancy Martinez The Los Angeles Superior Court overturned the death row conviction of Kenneth Earl Gay ...

By Nancy Martinez The Los Angeles Superior Court overturned the death row conviction of Kenneth Earl Gay on the basis that Gay did not receive competent assistance during the initial trial. Kenneth Ea ...

February 19, 2020
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Davis Police Release Video of December Shooting, Showing Man Charge Police Who Then Open Fire

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|Date: January 03, 2020
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Davis Police Release Video of December Shooting, Showing Man Charge Police Who Then Open Fire

The Davis Police have released all audio and video recordings of the December 19 shooting that followed t ...

The Davis Police have released all audio and video recordings of the December 19 shooting that followed the stabbing of Carol Gray by her son. When police arrived they saw Ms. Gray on the ground with ...

January 03, 2020
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Police Say Man Attacked Them with a Knife, Forcing Them To Respond with Gunfire

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|Date: December 20, 2019
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Police Say Man Attacked Them with a Knife, Forcing Them To Respond with Gunfire

Police have not identified the decedents in an early morning incident on Thursday where police responded ...

Police have not identified the decedents in an early morning incident on Thursday where police responded to a 911 call from the female resident at 435 Avocet Place in Davis about a domestic disturbanc ...

December 20, 2019
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Breaking News: Two Dead After Murder and Police Shooting in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 19, 2019
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Breaking News: Two Dead After Murder and Police Shooting in Davis

Early on Thursday morning, officers received a call from a residence on Avocet in North Davis. It was a ...

Early on Thursday morning, officers received a call from a residence on Avocet in North Davis. It was a report of a domestic violence incident. According to Sgt. Mike Munoz of the Davis Police Depart ...

December 19, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: December 4 Was the 50th Anniversary of the Murder of Fred Hampton

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|Date: December 09, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: December 4 Was the 50th Anniversary of the Murder of Fred Hampton

As someone born in 1972, I am too young to remember contemporaneous accounts of the death of Fred Hampt ...

As someone born in 1972, I am too young to remember contemporaneous accounts of the death of Fred Hampton and the trial that ultimately brought some measure of justice in 1982 – 13 years later. So h ...

December 09, 2019
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San Francisco Public Defender Responds to D.A. Dismissing Gun Case against Zarate in Steinle Case

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|Date: December 05, 2019
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San Francisco Public Defender Responds to D.A. Dismissing Gun Case against Zarate in Steinle Case

(From Press Release – SF Public Defender’s Office) – Today, on December 4, 2019, the San Francisco Distri ...

(From Press Release – SF Public Defender’s Office) – Today, on December 4, 2019, the San Francisco District Attorney dismissed all charges against Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, who was accused of murder an ...

December 05, 2019
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Police Officer’s Identification of Defendant Under Question

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|Date: December 04, 2019
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Police Officer’s Identification of Defendant Under Question

By Hannah Grayson A gang-related murder trial reconvened in Department 16 on Monday morning after the Tha ...

By Hannah Grayson A gang-related murder trial reconvened in Department 16 on Monday morning after the Thanksgiving break, presided over by Judge Eric R. Fleming. The entire day was dedicated to questi ...

December 04, 2019
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Key Witness Testifies in a Murder Trial

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|Date: November 23, 2019
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Key Witness Testifies in a Murder Trial

By Leslie Alfonzo On November 20, 2019, a surveillance video introduced into evidence resulted in a key w ...

By Leslie Alfonzo On November 20, 2019, a surveillance video introduced into evidence resulted in a key witness changing his testimony after misidentifying the suspected shooter. In Department 16, Jud ...

November 23, 2019
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Murder or Self-Defense: Judge Holds Defendant to Answer for Murder Despite Evidence of Self-Defense

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|Date: November 22, 2019
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Murder or Self-Defense: Judge Holds Defendant to Answer for Murder Despite Evidence of Self-Defense

On August 10, 2019, 38 year old Sauntek Harris near 1045 Oakdale in San Francisco, fired six shots, hitti ...

On August 10, 2019, 38 year old Sauntek Harris near 1045 Oakdale in San Francisco, fired six shots, hitting 34 Dietrich Whitley several times, eventually fatally killing him. This past week the case ...

November 22, 2019
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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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