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Defense Asks for Suspended Sentence for Hardworking Father To-Be; Judge Agrees to ‘Alternative’ Sentencing

Posted by Julie McCaffrey
|Date: January 31, 2023
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Defense Asks for Suspended Sentence for Hardworking Father To-Be; Judge Agrees to ‘Alternative’ Sentencing

By Julie McCaffery WOODLAND, CA – The defense fought for a suspended sentence here in Yolo County Superio ...

By Julie McCaffery WOODLAND, CA – The defense fought for a suspended sentence here in Yolo County Superior Court late last week for the accused, who was charged with evading a peace officer and reckle ...

January 31, 2023
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 178: Justin Brooks Discusses Upcoming Book

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|Date: December 12, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 178: Justin Brooks Discusses Upcoming Book

https://youtu.be/wYyDAzhVg1Y Justin Brooks, the director of the California Innocence Project, has spent h ...

https://youtu.be/wYyDAzhVg1Y Justin Brooks, the director of the California Innocence Project, has spent his career freeing the innocent from prison. He told Everyday Injustice that after 30 years, he ...

December 12, 2022
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Man Pleads to Felony Battery and Misdemeanor DUI to Avoid Years in Prison if Found Guilty at Trial

Posted by Fatimah Patel
|Date: November 13, 2022
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Man Pleads to Felony Battery and Misdemeanor DUI to Avoid Years in Prison if Found Guilty at Trial

By Fatimah Patel STANISLAUS, CA – The accused was charged in July with felony battery and a misdemeanor f ...

By Fatimah Patel STANISLAUS, CA – The accused was charged in July with felony battery and a misdemeanor for driving under the influence, and this past week, in Stanislaus County Superior Court, he ent ...

November 13, 2022
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No Plea in Felony Burglary Case, but Both Sides Agree to Work Out a Plea Bargain

Posted by Fatimah Patel
|Date: October 20, 2022
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No Plea in Felony Burglary Case, but Both Sides Agree to Work Out a Plea Bargain

By Fatimah Patel WOODLAND, CA – Yolo County Superior Court Judge David W. Reed—in no hurry for a trial—ag ...

By Fatimah Patel WOODLAND, CA – Yolo County Superior Court Judge David W. Reed—in no hurry for a trial—agreed to extend a man’s arraignment this week to allow time for opposing parties to formally wor ...

October 20, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 142: Carissa Hessick Discusses Vanishing Jury Trials

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|Date: July 25, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 142: Carissa Hessick Discusses Vanishing Jury Trials

https://youtu.be/ZpS_j2RwGz4 The right to a trial by jury is enshrined into the constitution, yet increas ...

https://youtu.be/ZpS_j2RwGz4 The right to a trial by jury is enshrined into the constitution, yet increasingly over the last few decades, trials have become a vanishing feature of the criminal justice ...

July 25, 2022
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Man Pleads No Contest to Second-Degree Instead of Felony First-Degree Burglary

Posted by Minh Nguyen
|Date: March 27, 2022
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Man Pleads No Contest to Second-Degree Instead of Felony First-Degree Burglary

By Tommy Nguyen ALAMEDA, CA - During the pretrial hearing this week in Alameda County Superior Court, Jos ...

By Tommy Nguyen ALAMEDA, CA - During the pretrial hearing this week in Alameda County Superior Court, Jose Luis Martinez Nunez accepted a plea bargain and pleaded no contest to second-degree felony bu ...

March 27, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 142: Carissa Hessick Discusses Vanishing Jury Trials

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|Date: February 14, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 142: Carissa Hessick Discusses Vanishing Jury Trials

The right to a trial by jury is enshrined into the constitution, yet increasingly over the last few decad ...

The right to a trial by jury is enshrined into the constitution, yet increasingly over the last few decades, trials have become a vanishing feature of the criminal justice system. University of North ...

February 14, 2022
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In Busy Santa Barbara Court: 2 Cases, 2 Different Results – 1 Trial Upcoming, 1 Man Headed to Prison

Posted by Eric Rodriguez
|Date: October 08, 2021
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In Busy Santa Barbara Court: 2 Cases, 2 Different Results – 1 Trial Upcoming, 1 Man Headed to Prison

By Eric Rodriguez SANTA BARBARA, CA – One man here in Santa Barbara County Superior Court this week plea ...

By Eric Rodriguez SANTA BARBARA, CA – One man here in Santa Barbara County Superior Court this week pleaded not guilty and was released pretrial—another man took a plea bargain is now set for a priso ...

October 08, 2021
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ACLU Brings Lawsuit to Maricopa County to Challenge Plea Bargain Injustice

Posted by Ankita Joshi
|Date: July 21, 2021
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ACLU Brings Lawsuit to Maricopa County to Challenge Plea Bargain Injustice

By Ankita Joshi MARICOPA COUNTY, AZ - Somil Trivedi of the American Civil Liberties Union is bringing a s ...

By Ankita Joshi MARICOPA COUNTY, AZ - Somil Trivedi of the American Civil Liberties Union is bringing a suit in Maricopa County, Arizona to challenge how the plea bargain is used by prosecutors to per ...

July 21, 2021
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CA Appeals Court Shoots Down ‘Sham Plea’ – Example of How Plea Bargains Replacing Right to Jury Trial

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|Date: June 24, 2021
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CA Appeals Court Shoots Down ‘Sham Plea’ – Example of How Plea Bargains Replacing Right to Jury Trial

By Jose Medina SAN MATEO, CA – A recent state appeals case heard here serves as an ugly reminder of how a ...

By Jose Medina SAN MATEO, CA – A recent state appeals case heard here serves as an ugly reminder of how a system of guilty pleas appears to have largely replaced the Constitutional right of jury by tr ...

June 24, 2021
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Subcommittee Proposes Changes to ‘Rubric’ Formula

Man Dies in Hail of Sacramento Police Bullets – NAACP Branch Demands Independent Investigation, Calls Shooting Death ‘Not an Accident’

Prominent Black, LGBTQ, and Elected Leaders on Appointment of Laphonza Butler to U.S. Senate

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode Episode 218: Juliana Drous, Distinguished Attorney Award

U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear First Amendment Challenge to Criminal Defamation Law

New National Study Exposes Los Angeles’ Stressed Public Defender System

COURT WATCH: Murder Retrial Introduces New DNA Evidence, Possibly Proving Innocence, Claims Defense

Monday Morning Thoughts: Forget the Rubric, the Real Issue Is Measure J

Nomations Open for Tree Davis Annual Stewardship Awards

Governor Gavin Newsom Appoints Laphonza Butler to Complete Senator Feinstein’s Term in the U.S. Senate

Defense Asks for Suspended Sentence for Hardworking Father To-Be; Judge Agrees to ‘Alternative’ Sentencing

Defense Asks for Suspended Sentence for Hardworking Father To-Be; Judge Agrees to ‘Alternative’ Sentencing

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 178: Justin Brooks Discusses Upcoming Book

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 178: Justin Brooks Discusses Upcoming Book

Man Pleads to Felony Battery and Misdemeanor DUI to Avoid Years in Prison if Found Guilty at Trial

Man Pleads to Felony Battery and Misdemeanor DUI to Avoid Years in Prison if Found Guilty at Trial

No Plea in Felony Burglary Case, but Both Sides Agree to Work Out a Plea Bargain

No Plea in Felony Burglary Case, but Both Sides Agree to Work Out a Plea Bargain

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 142: Carissa Hessick Discusses Vanishing Jury Trials

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 142: Carissa Hessick Discusses Vanishing Jury Trials

Man Pleads No Contest to Second-Degree Instead of Felony First-Degree Burglary

Man Pleads No Contest to Second-Degree Instead of Felony First-Degree Burglary

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 142: Carissa Hessick Discusses Vanishing Jury Trials

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 142: Carissa Hessick Discusses Vanishing Jury Trials

In Busy Santa Barbara Court: 2 Cases, 2 Different Results – 1 Trial Upcoming, 1 Man Headed to Prison

In Busy Santa Barbara Court: 2 Cases, 2 Different Results – 1 Trial Upcoming, 1 Man Headed to Prison

ACLU Brings Lawsuit to Maricopa County to Challenge Plea Bargain Injustice

ACLU Brings Lawsuit to Maricopa County to Challenge Plea Bargain Injustice

CA Appeals Court Shoots Down ‘Sham Plea’ – Example of How Plea Bargains Replacing Right to Jury Trial

CA Appeals Court Shoots Down ‘Sham Plea’ – Example of How Plea Bargains Replacing Right to Jury Trial

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