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Speedy Trial? Frustrated In-Custody Defendant Waits for His ‘Day in Court’ – Locked Up

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|Date: September 23, 2020
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Speedy Trial? Frustrated In-Custody Defendant Waits for His ‘Day in Court’ – Locked Up

By Heather Hamilton SACRAMENTO – It’s a site often seen in court—in-custody defendants frustrated by how ...

By Heather Hamilton SACRAMENTO – It’s a site often seen in court—in-custody defendants frustrated by how long it takes for them to get their proverbial “day in court.” But the wheels of the system can ...

September 23, 2020
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Accused Rapist Claims He Thought Victim Was Someone Else. Maybe

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|Date: September 19, 2020
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Accused Rapist Claims He Thought Victim Was Someone Else. Maybe

By Roxanna Jarvis WOODLAND – "Mistaken identity" could have been the cause of an alleged rape—or not. The ...

By Roxanna Jarvis WOODLAND – "Mistaken identity" could have been the cause of an alleged rape—or not. The defendant's story changed from sexual assault to consensual sex as he told it here in Yolo Cou ...

September 19, 2020
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Accused Uber Driver-Rapist Bail Set at $1 million

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|Date: September 18, 2020
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Accused Uber Driver-Rapist Bail Set at $1 million

By Susana Jurado SACRAMENTO – With a double charge of kidnap and rape, Sacramento Superior Court Judge Pa ...

By Susana Jurado SACRAMENTO – With a double charge of kidnap and rape, Sacramento Superior Court Judge Patrick Marlette Wednesday ruled that the bail of a former Uber driver should be set at $1 millio ...

September 18, 2020
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Innocence Project Helps Free Robert DuBoise after Nearly 37 Years in Prison, Thanks to DNA Evidence

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|Date: August 29, 2020
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Innocence Project Helps Free Robert DuBoise after Nearly 37 Years in Prison, Thanks to DNA Evidence

By Cailin Garcia TAMPA, FL – Robert DuBoise Thursday had an emotional reunion with his family after servi ...

By Cailin Garcia TAMPA, FL – Robert DuBoise Thursday had an emotional reunion with his family after serving almost 37 years in prison—for crimes he didn’t commit. In 1983, DuBoise was wrongfully arres ...

August 29, 2020
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Appellate Court Orders New Hearing for Ronnie Long

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|Date: August 26, 2020
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Appellate Court Orders New Hearing for Ronnie Long

By David M. Greenwald Ronnie Long has been imprisoned for 44 years for a rape that occurred in North Caro ...

By David M. Greenwald Ronnie Long has been imprisoned for 44 years for a rape that occurred in North Carolina in 1976. But the evidence that convicted him is unreliable, the prosecution withheld excu ...

August 26, 2020
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Golden State Killer Rape Victims Confront DeAngelo in Court for Nearly a Week before Judge Gives Him Multiple Life Sentences

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|Date: August 23, 2020
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Golden State Killer Rape Victims Confront DeAngelo in Court for Nearly a Week before Judge Gives Him Multiple Life Sentences

By Kelly Moran SACRAMENTO – It’s been a long week for victims of the “monstrous” mass killer and mass rap ...

By Kelly Moran SACRAMENTO – It’s been a long week for victims of the “monstrous” mass killer and mass rapist Joseph James DeAngelo, who had the chance to talk about how the serial killer and rapist, a ...

August 23, 2020
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BROOKLYN CONVICTION REVIEW UNIT: ‘Brian Davidson’ (1987)

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|Date: July 24, 2020
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BROOKLYN CONVICTION REVIEW UNIT: ‘Brian Davidson’ (1987)

30 Years Later, Man’s Conviction for Vicious Rape Fully Vacated By Nikki Suzani BROOKLYN -- After spendin ...

30 Years Later, Man’s Conviction for Vicious Rape Fully Vacated By Nikki Suzani BROOKLYN -- After spending 30 years in prison, Brian Davidson was finally released as a result of the work of the Brookl ...

July 24, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Dealing with Wrongful Convictions and the False Allegations of Rape in the Me-Too Era

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|Date: April 26, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Dealing with Wrongful Convictions and the False Allegations of Rape in the Me-Too Era

I grew up in the 80s and early 90s at a time when society was just recognizing the prevalence of sexual a ...

I grew up in the 80s and early 90s at a time when society was just recognizing the prevalence of sexual assault and rape. It was my generation that became sensitized to the concept of “date rape” and ...

April 26, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Weinstein Verdict: Restorative Justice Is Needed to Empower Victims

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|Date: March 18, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Weinstein Verdict: Restorative Justice Is Needed to Empower Victims

By Lisa M. Rea and Ailbhe Griffith Most of us were not in the courtroom during the testimony of a multitu ...

By Lisa M. Rea and Ailbhe Griffith Most of us were not in the courtroom during the testimony of a multitude of women who came forward to accuse Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault and sexual misconduct ...

March 18, 2020
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Specialists Testify As Expert Witnesses in Sexual Assault Case

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|Date: February 27, 2020
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Specialists Testify As Expert Witnesses in Sexual Assault Case

By Manuel Espinoza SAN FRANCISCO - On Feb. 26, 2020, a trial charging the defendant with two counts of ra ...

By Manuel Espinoza SAN FRANCISCO - On Feb. 26, 2020, a trial charging the defendant with two counts of rape brought forward two expert witnesses to testify. The hearing was part of an ongoing trial ag ...

February 27, 2020
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Judge OKs Rape Trial Despite Big Questions

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|Date: February 26, 2020
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Judge OKs Rape Trial Despite Big Questions

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – “Shauku” is a fine name. But, Shauku Daryl ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – “Shauku” is a fine name. But, Shauku Daryl Barksdale has had plenty of names – more than dozen to be exact over the past nearly three full ...

February 26, 2020
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Woman Alleges Rape after Waking Up to Man Penetrating Her

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|Date: February 25, 2020
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Woman Alleges Rape after Waking Up to Man Penetrating Her

SAN FRANCISCO - “[The victim] became aware she was being raped when she woke up to find Enrique Saucedo-Z ...

SAN FRANCISCO - “[The victim] became aware she was being raped when she woke up to find Enrique Saucedo-Zepeda penetrating her with his penis,” Assistant District Attorney Lailah Morris argued as she ...

February 25, 2020
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Mentally Ill Man Acquitted in the Attempted Rape of 100-Year-Old Woman

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|Date: December 11, 2019
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Mentally Ill Man Acquitted in the Attempted Rape of 100-Year-Old Woman

San Francisco – Tiandre Howard Kidd faced charges of burglary, attempted rape, and elder abuse for his cr ...

San Francisco – Tiandre Howard Kidd faced charges of burglary, attempted rape, and elder abuse for his crimes alleged against a 100-year-old San Francisco woman. However when the jury returned earlie ...

December 11, 2019
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11-Year-Old Victim Testifies in Rape Case

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|Date: April 19, 2019
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11-Year-Old Victim Testifies in Rape Case

By Sufi Sadati “Que no,” a phrase in Spanish used to figuratively underline a strong “no,” is what the al ...

By Sufi Sadati “Que no,” a phrase in Spanish used to figuratively underline a strong “no,” is what the alleged 11-year-old victim told Ms. Lepe during her Multi-Disciplinary Interview (MDI) about whet ...

April 19, 2019
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Ajay Dev Set for a Hearing April 24

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 07, 2019
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Ajay Dev Set for a Hearing April 24

A few weeks ago it seemed likely to occur, but now it is official – Ajay Dev, convicted of rape of his ad ...

A few weeks ago it seemed likely to occur, but now it is official – Ajay Dev, convicted of rape of his adopted daughter in 2009 and sentenced to 378 years in prison, will now receive an evidentiary he ...

April 07, 2019
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Family and Supporters Hopeful for an Evidentiary Hearing on Ajay Dev

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 11, 2019
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Family and Supporters Hopeful for an Evidentiary Hearing on Ajay Dev

Family and supporters are still hopeful they can get an evidentiary hearing on Ajay Dev’s now decade-old ...

Family and supporters are still hopeful they can get an evidentiary hearing on Ajay Dev’s now decade-old case. Mr. Dev was convicted and sentenced to 378 years in prison after a 2009 trial where the j ...

March 11, 2019
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Motion Dismissed: Case Regarding Rape Accusations to Move Forward

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|Date: July 03, 2018
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Motion Dismissed: Case Regarding Rape Accusations to Move Forward

by Maryjo Nuñez A West Sacramento man faces trial after allegedly having sexual relations with two undera ...

by Maryjo Nuñez A West Sacramento man faces trial after allegedly having sexual relations with two underage girls as the court reviewed a motion to dismiss, which was ultimately denied. The trial of P ...

July 03, 2018
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Trial Resumes for a Man Accused of Rape and Torture

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|Date: October 27, 2017
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Trial Resumes for a Man Accused of Rape and Torture

By Esmeralda Figeroa and Alexandra Quilici The trial resumes for a man accused of rape and torture By Esm ...

By Esmeralda Figeroa and Alexandra Quilici The trial resumes for a man accused of rape and torture By Esmeralda Figeroa On Wednesday morning, the trial reconvened for Elmer David Rodriguez. The defend ...

October 27, 2017
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Victim Testifies in Assault Case

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|Date: October 25, 2017
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Victim Testifies in Assault Case

by Hannah Poploskie The trial of Elmer David Rodriguez resumed with further testimony from the complainin ...

by Hannah Poploskie The trial of Elmer David Rodriguez resumed with further testimony from the complaining witness on Tuesday afternoon, as the defendant faces multiple felony charges which include ra ...

October 25, 2017
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Jury Trial for Man Accused of Rape and Other Charges Resumes

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|Date: October 24, 2017
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Jury Trial for Man Accused of Rape and Other Charges Resumes

By Edward Garcia Witness testimony continued in the jury trial of Elmer David Rodriquez, who is accused o ...

By Edward Garcia Witness testimony continued in the jury trial of Elmer David Rodriquez, who is accused of numerous charges including rape, false imprisonment, and assault with a deadly weapon. The tr ...

October 24, 2017
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