By Carson Eschen and Eric Rodriguez SANTA BARBARA, CA - A deputy public defender argued here in Santa Bar ...
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Mother of Three, Associated with a Man Charged with Domestic Violence, Given Pretrial Release
Mother of Three, Associated with a Man Charged with Domestic Violence, Given Pretrial Release
By Carson Eschen and Eric Rodriguez SANTA BARBARA, CA - A deputy public defender argued here in Santa Barbara County Superior Court Wednesday that a mother’s pretrial release conditions were too strin ...
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Series of Successful Probationary Hearings Makes for Rare Uplifting Day in Santa Barbara County Superior Court
Series of Successful Probationary Hearings Makes for Rare Uplifting Day in Santa Barbara County Superior Court
By Hannah Adams SANTA BARBARA, CA – Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge Jean Dandona this week over ...
By Hannah Adams SANTA BARBARA, CA – Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge Jean Dandona this week oversaw several domestic violence related reviews, and many of them imparted encouraging news. With ...
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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
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 ...
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Trial Expected for Embezzlement and Tax Evasion Charges Against President of Local Bank
Trial Expected for Embezzlement and Tax Evasion Charges Against President of Local Bank
By Joshua Cenzano SANTA BARBARA, CA –Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge Von Deroian ruled M ...
By Joshua Cenzano SANTA BARBARA, CA –Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge Von Deroian ruled Monday that the prosecution had enough evidence at a preliminary hearing to charge local banker ...
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Judge Declares Two Separate Penalties for the Same Crime
Judge Declares Two Separate Penalties for the Same Crime
By Noe Herrera SANTA BARBARA - Judge Clifford Anderson heard two separate cases of minors with DUI this M ...
By Noe Herrera SANTA BARBARA - Judge Clifford Anderson heard two separate cases of minors with DUI this Monday. While he found both guilty for the same crime, there was a disparity between their penal ...
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Unhoused Man ‘Unlawful Camping’ Case Dismissed ‘In the Interest of Justice’
Unhoused Man ‘Unlawful Camping’ Case Dismissed ‘In the Interest of Justice’
By Angelina Sang and Noe Herrera SANTA BARBARA, CA - Judge Clifford R. Anderson in Santa Barbara County S ...
By Angelina Sang and Noe Herrera SANTA BARBARA, CA - Judge Clifford R. Anderson in Santa Barbara County Superior Court here Monday dismissed an “unlawful camping” charge against an unhoused man after ...
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Father’s Stroke, Care of Son Noted, but Man Still Gets 90 Days in Jail for Probation Violation
Father’s Stroke, Care of Son Noted, but Man Still Gets 90 Days in Jail for Probation Violation
By Joshua Cenzano SANTA BARBARA, CA – Shaun Christopher Axe admitted Monday here in Santa Barbara County ...
By Joshua Cenzano SANTA BARBARA, CA – Shaun Christopher Axe admitted Monday here in Santa Barbara County Superior Court to violating conditions of his probation, not putting up much of a fight and acc ...
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Grandmother of Victim Argues for Charges against Grandson to Be Dropped
Grandmother of Victim Argues for Charges against Grandson to Be Dropped
By Mairead Perez and Noe Herrera SANTA BARBARA, CA – A man’s victim, who is also his grandmother, went to ...
By Mairead Perez and Noe Herrera SANTA BARBARA, CA – A man’s victim, who is also his grandmother, went to bat for him here Monday in Santa Barbara County Superior Court, asking his charges be dropped. ...
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Judge Declares Defendant Incompetent after She Refuses to Appear for Her Hearing
Judge Declares Defendant Incompetent after She Refuses to Appear for Her Hearing
By Elizabeth Garabedian SANTA MARIA, CA - Judge Gustavo Lavayen here Thursday in Santa Barbara County Sup ...
By Elizabeth Garabedian SANTA MARIA, CA - Judge Gustavo Lavayen here Thursday in Santa Barbara County Superior Court, Santa Maria branch, declared Jessica Saenz presently incompetent to stand trial af ...
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Public Defender Objects to Late Trial Video Evidence, Suggesting It Was Racist and Offensive
Public Defender Objects to Late Trial Video Evidence, Suggesting It Was Racist and Offensive
By Carson Eschen SANTA BARBARA, CA - Deputy Public Defender Richard Addison Steele, II, vehemently object ...
By Carson Eschen SANTA BARBARA, CA - Deputy Public Defender Richard Addison Steele, II, vehemently objected last week here in Santa Barbara County Superior Court to the introduction of a video of his ...
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Despite Hesitation to Admit to Crime, Accused Pleads No Contest to Get ‘Outta Jail Today’ – He Spent 622 Days Awaiting Trial
Despite Hesitation to Admit to Crime, Accused Pleads No Contest to Get ‘Outta Jail Today’ – He Spent 622 Days Awaiting Trial
By Joseph Shepard SANTA BARBARA, CA - A man here this week in Santa Barbara Superior Court, Dept. 2 opted ...
By Joseph Shepard SANTA BARBARA, CA - A man here this week in Santa Barbara Superior Court, Dept. 2 opted to take a deal and plead no contest to a felony count of threatening a crime with intent to te ...
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Man Accuses Court Appointed Defense Counsel of Incompetence and Wrongdoing – Judge Cuts Him Off
Man Accuses Court Appointed Defense Counsel of Incompetence and Wrongdoing – Judge Cuts Him Off
By Carson Eschen SANTA BARBARA, CA - A defendant vigorously complained to a judge here Monday in Santa Ba ...
By Carson Eschen SANTA BARBARA, CA - A defendant vigorously complained to a judge here Monday in Santa Barbara County Superior Court, noting that his motion to be assigned a new attorney had been igno ...
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Defendant on Pretrial Release at Risk of Being Sent Back to Jail If She Can’t Find a Program
Defendant on Pretrial Release at Risk of Being Sent Back to Jail If She Can’t Find a Program
By Marcia Barajas SANTA BARBARA, CA - Amelia A. Castellanos-Marshall needs a place to live Aug. 24, or sh ...
By Marcia Barajas SANTA BARBARA, CA - Amelia A. Castellanos-Marshall needs a place to live Aug. 24, or she’ll wind up in jail was the message sent here in Santa Barbara County Superior Court Tuesday. ...
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Defendant Released Pretrial to Access Resources for Mental Health Issues, Including PTSD, Not Available in Jail
Defendant Released Pretrial to Access Resources for Mental Health Issues, Including PTSD, Not Available in Jail
By Casey Rawlings SANTA BARBARA, CA – Defendant Perry Alexander has been incarcerated at Santa Barbara’s ...
By Casey Rawlings SANTA BARBARA, CA – Defendant Perry Alexander has been incarcerated at Santa Barbara’s south branch jail since early August, and appeared in court last Thursday to discuss the possib ...
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Judge Denies Pretrial Release of Defendant because of Lack of Victim’s Input
Judge Denies Pretrial Release of Defendant because of Lack of Victim’s Input
Elizabeth Garabedian SANTA BARBARA, CA – Santa Barbara Superior Court Judge Clifford Anderson denied pret ...
Elizabeth Garabedian SANTA BARBARA, CA – Santa Barbara Superior Court Judge Clifford Anderson denied pretrial release of Jose Contreras here late last week—Contreras is charged with making threats of ...
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Judge Denies Request for Defendant’s Pretrial Release, Overrules Recommendation from Pretrial Services
Judge Denies Request for Defendant’s Pretrial Release, Overrules Recommendation from Pretrial Services
By Joseph Shepard SANTA BARBARA, CA - Despite a recommendation from pretrial services, a defendant was de ...
By Joseph Shepard SANTA BARBARA, CA - Despite a recommendation from pretrial services, a defendant was denied pretrial release this week in Santa Barbara Superior Court’s Dept. 8 when the judge overru ...
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Man Facing 39 Additional Charges from ‘Insolent’ Behavior in Pretrials Leading Up to Trial Later This Month
Man Facing 39 Additional Charges from ‘Insolent’ Behavior in Pretrials Leading Up to Trial Later This Month
By Casey Rawlings SANTA BARBARA, CA – Keith Zeasley appeared in Santa Barbara County Superior Cour ...
By Casey Rawlings SANTA BARBARA, CA – Keith Zeasley appeared in Santa Barbara County Superior Court for a Trial Confirmation Conference (TCC) here this week after being charged with multiple fe ...
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Defendant Waiting for Mental Health Evaluation Pleads for Release by Court – Already in Custody for 90 Days
Defendant Waiting for Mental Health Evaluation Pleads for Release by Court – Already in Custody for 90 Days
By Casey Rawlings SANTA BARBARA, CA – Defendant Paul Renae Santos had a court appearance in Santa Barbara ...
By Casey Rawlings SANTA BARBARA, CA – Defendant Paul Renae Santos had a court appearance in Santa Barbara County Superior Court late last week to review the results of a mental competency evaluation a ...
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Judge Reluctantly Grants Pretrial Release for Defendant in DUI Case
Judge Reluctantly Grants Pretrial Release for Defendant in DUI Case
By Elizabeth Garabedian SANTA BARBARA, CA - Judge Clifford Anderson here in Santa Barbara County Superior ...
By Elizabeth Garabedian SANTA BARBARA, CA - Judge Clifford Anderson here in Santa Barbara County Superior Court Monday reluctantly released repeat DUI offender Luisa Lucero Uribe on pre-trial supervis ...
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Court Confusion: Man in Court, Supposed to be in Jail as Ordered
Court Confusion: Man in Court, Supposed to be in Jail as Ordered
By Marcia Barajas SANTA MARIA, CA - Meddage Ruwan Cham Wimalasoma was in Santa Barbara Superior Court her ...
By Marcia Barajas SANTA MARIA, CA - Meddage Ruwan Cham Wimalasoma was in Santa Barbara Superior Court here Monday on three misdemeanor charges, two prior charges, and one enhancement charge. But he w ...