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Yolo County Judge Vacates Man’s Murder Sentence after Nearly 20 Years in Prison

Posted by Michael McCutcheon
|Date: February 24, 2023
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Yolo County Judge Vacates Man’s Murder Sentence after Nearly 20 Years in Prison

By Michael McCutcheon WOODLAND, CA - Since his arrest in 2003 and subsequent conviction in 2004, Antonio ...

By Michael McCutcheon WOODLAND, CA - Since his arrest in 2003 and subsequent conviction in 2004, Antonio Loredo Morales has been serving a prison sentence for second degree murder, but this past week ...

February 24, 2023
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Tyre Nichols’ Family Press Conference Notes Swift Probe/Charging of Police Precedent, Need for ‘Tyre Law’

Posted by Amy Berberyan
|Date: January 29, 2023
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Tyre Nichols’ Family Press Conference Notes Swift Probe/Charging of Police Precedent, Need for ‘Tyre Law’

By Amy Berberyan MEMPHIS, TN - The Tyre Nichols family and attorneys held a press conference Friday in an ...

By Amy Berberyan MEMPHIS, TN - The Tyre Nichols family and attorneys held a press conference Friday in anticipation of the shocking police video footage of Nichols’ beating at the hands of police rele ...

January 29, 2023
| by Amy Berberyan

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Man Disappointed When Judge Rejects Petition for Resentence, or Parole from Prison

Posted by Rena Abdusalam
|Date: November 28, 2022
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Man Disappointed When Judge Rejects Petition for Resentence, or Parole from Prison

By Rena Abdusalam WOODLAND, CA- In a ruling that disappointed Craig Lamot Hinton in Yolo County Superior ...

By Rena Abdusalam WOODLAND, CA- In a ruling that disappointed Craig Lamot Hinton in Yolo County Superior Court late last week, Judge David Rosenberg denied Hinton’s petition for a resentence. Hinton, ...

November 28, 2022
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Closing Arguments in Jury Trial of Manpreet Atwal for Murder and DUI

Posted by Shady Gonzales
|Date: May 26, 2022
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Closing Arguments in Jury Trial of Manpreet Atwal for Murder and DUI

By Shady Gonzales MODESTO, CA – Closing arguments were made Wednesday here in Stanislaus County Superior ...

By Shady Gonzales MODESTO, CA – Closing arguments were made Wednesday here in Stanislaus County Superior Court in the case of Manpreet Atwal, charged with murder in the second degree, gross vehicular ...

May 26, 2022
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Campos-Shannon Murder Trial Proceeds with Testimony from Already-Convicted Accomplice

Posted by Veronica Miller
|Date: April 07, 2022
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Campos-Shannon Murder Trial Proceeds with Testimony from Already-Convicted Accomplice

By Brinda Kalita, Brandon Blanco, Oliver Camarena, Veronica Miller WOODLAND, CA - The ongoing trial of Je ...

By Brinda Kalita, Brandon Blanco, Oliver Camarena, Veronica Miller WOODLAND, CA - The ongoing trial of Jesus Campos and Chandale Shannon for the murder of two teens reconvened Tuesday in Yolo County S ...

April 07, 2022
| by Veronica Miller

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Appellate Court Overturns Justin Gonzalez Murder Conviction

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 23, 2022
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Appellate Court Overturns Justin Gonzalez Murder Conviction

By David M. Greenwald and Robert J. Hansen Woodland, CA – In 2018 Justin Gonzalez was sentenced to 70 yea ...

By David M. Greenwald and Robert J. Hansen Woodland, CA – In 2018 Justin Gonzalez was sentenced to 70 years in prison, after having been convicted with Alexis Velazquez in the murder of Ronald Antonio ...

March 23, 2022
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Motion to Dismiss Murder Charge against Man Involved in Fatal Car Accident Denied by Judge Despite Strong Defense Argument

Posted by Anna Olsen
|Date: February 18, 2022
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Motion to Dismiss Murder Charge against Man Involved in Fatal Car Accident Denied by Judge Despite Strong Defense Argument

By Anna Olsen BERKELEY, CA - Berkeley resident Maury Butler, facing charges of second-degree murder and g ...

By Anna Olsen BERKELEY, CA - Berkeley resident Maury Butler, facing charges of second-degree murder and gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated after allegedly striking and killing 19-year-old ...

February 18, 2022
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Closing Arguments Heard in Scott Murder Trial – Man Represents Self, Claims He Didn’t Kill Anyone, Police Out to Get Him

Posted by alexanderramirez
|Date: February 01, 2022
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Closing Arguments Heard in Scott Murder Trial – Man Represents Self, Claims He Didn’t Kill Anyone, Police Out to Get Him

By Keana Fortier-Sauray and Alexander Ramirez RIVERSIDE, C.A. – The second degree murder jury trial of Th ...

By Keana Fortier-Sauray and Alexander Ramirez RIVERSIDE, C.A. – The second degree murder jury trial of Thomas Scott lurched to a close Friday here in Riverside County Superior Court with closing state ...

February 01, 2022
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Riverside Judge Refuses to Reduce Life Sentences for Two Teen Defendants Convicted of Second Degree-Murder

Posted by Angela Patel
|Date: July 04, 2021
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Riverside Judge Refuses to Reduce Life Sentences for Two Teen Defendants Convicted of Second Degree-Murder

By Angela Patel RIVERSIDE, CA — Riverside County Superior Court Judge Otis Sterling, III, late last week ...

By Angela Patel RIVERSIDE, CA — Riverside County Superior Court Judge Otis Sterling, III, late last week refused to strike sentence enhancements for two at-the-time teen defendants, Noel Hernandez and ...

July 04, 2021
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Retrial Resumes Tuesday for 2014 Oakland Neighbor Murder Case

Posted by Lauren Smith
|Date: April 19, 2021
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Retrial Resumes Tuesday for 2014 Oakland Neighbor Murder Case

By Dorrin Akbari and Roxanna Jarvis OAKLAND, CA — Shawn Martin is facing trial here in Alameda County Sup ...

By Dorrin Akbari and Roxanna Jarvis OAKLAND, CA — Shawn Martin is facing trial here in Alameda County Superior Court for murder—it’s his second trial for the alleged fatal shooting of his neighbor, af ...

April 19, 2021
| by Lauren Smith

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Court Upholds SB 1437 Constitutionality after Orange County DA Denied Petition Review

Posted by Danielle Silva
|Date: March 19, 2020
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Court Upholds SB 1437 Constitutionality after Orange County DA Denied Petition Review

By Danielle Silva California - The Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division Three, upheld the Senate Bil ...

By Danielle Silva California - The Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division Three, upheld the Senate Bill 1437 constitutionality opinions from Division One of the same district, deciding that a man c ...

March 19, 2020
| by Danielle Silva

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Analysis: DMV Docs Show Gonzalez Disclosed Condition and Was Cleared to Drive

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 20, 2015
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Analysis: DMV Docs Show Gonzalez Disclosed Condition and Was Cleared to Drive

On May 8, Armando Gonzalez, 41 years old of Woodland, was sentenced to 18 years to life for his role in a ...

On May 8, Armando Gonzalez, 41 years old of Woodland, was sentenced to 18 years to life for his role in a fatal accident after a Yolo County jury found Mr. Gonzalez guilty on April 10, 2015, of second ...

May 20, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Baltimore Prosecutor Makes Quick Call, She Better Hope It’s the Right One

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 02, 2015
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My View: Baltimore Prosecutor Makes Quick Call, She Better Hope It’s the Right One

As all the trouble was unfolding in Baltimore, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi held his annual ...

As all the trouble was unfolding in Baltimore, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi held his annual Justice Summit, and already the theme was on point – “Race and Reform.” Naturally, the speakers ...

May 02, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: DA Leaps From Epileptic Seizure to Murder Charges and Life Sentence

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 12, 2015
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Sunday Commentary: DA Leaps From Epileptic Seizure to Murder Charges and Life Sentence

On Friday, a Yolo County Jury convicted Armando Gonzalez, 41, of second degree murder. His crime was driv ...

On Friday, a Yolo County Jury convicted Armando Gonzalez, 41, of second degree murder. His crime was driving a car, having an epileptic seizure, and crashing his vehicle into an 85-year-old woman’s ca ...

April 12, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Everyday Injustice Episode 193: Daniel Medwed and the Racism of the Death Penalty

The Corruption of the Virginia Judicial System

SF Public Defender Tweets Strong Disagreement with ‘Regressive’ Solution to Public Safety

Deputies Sue Rapper Afroman – Claim Home Surveillance Video Invaded Officer’s Privacy

Nevada School District Refuses to Release Bodycam Footage of Student Bashing Incident

Defense Closes Murder Trial with Claim Witness Motivated by Plea Deal, and Charges Prosecutorial Misconduct – Jury Returns with Guilty Verdicts

Court Commissioner Denies Work Program Referral after Man Misses Court to Attend Husband’s Funeral – Official Has Recent Tough-on-Crime History

Sunday Commentary: Free Speech on College Campuses – 2023 Style

Unhoused to Be Displaced Back to the Streets from Sacramento Shelter

Raging Grannies of Davis recruiting new members

Yolo County Judge Vacates Man’s Murder Sentence after Nearly 20 Years in Prison

Yolo County Judge Vacates Man’s Murder Sentence after Nearly 20 Years in Prison

Tyre Nichols’ Family Press Conference Notes Swift Probe/Charging of Police Precedent, Need for ‘Tyre Law’

Tyre Nichols’ Family Press Conference Notes Swift Probe/Charging of Police Precedent, Need for ‘Tyre Law’

Man Disappointed When Judge Rejects Petition for Resentence, or Parole from Prison

Man Disappointed When Judge Rejects Petition for Resentence, or Parole from Prison

Closing Arguments in Jury Trial of Manpreet Atwal for Murder and DUI

Closing Arguments in Jury Trial of Manpreet Atwal for Murder and DUI

Campos-Shannon Murder Trial Proceeds with Testimony from Already-Convicted Accomplice

Campos-Shannon Murder Trial Proceeds with Testimony from Already-Convicted Accomplice

Appellate Court Overturns Justin Gonzalez Murder Conviction

Appellate Court Overturns Justin Gonzalez Murder Conviction

Motion to Dismiss Murder Charge against Man Involved in Fatal Car Accident Denied by Judge Despite Strong Defense Argument

Motion to Dismiss Murder Charge against Man Involved in Fatal Car Accident Denied by Judge Despite Strong Defense Argument

Closing Arguments Heard in Scott Murder Trial – Man Represents Self, Claims He Didn’t Kill Anyone, Police Out to Get Him

Closing Arguments Heard in Scott Murder Trial – Man Represents Self, Claims He Didn’t Kill Anyone, Police Out to Get Him

Riverside Judge Refuses to Reduce Life Sentences for Two Teen Defendants Convicted of Second Degree-Murder

Riverside Judge Refuses to Reduce Life Sentences for Two Teen Defendants Convicted of Second Degree-Murder

Retrial Resumes Tuesday for 2014 Oakland Neighbor Murder Case

Retrial Resumes Tuesday for 2014 Oakland Neighbor Murder Case

Court Upholds SB 1437 Constitutionality after Orange County DA Denied Petition Review

Court Upholds SB 1437 Constitutionality after Orange County DA Denied Petition Review

Analysis: DMV Docs Show Gonzalez Disclosed Condition and Was Cleared to Drive

Analysis: DMV Docs Show Gonzalez Disclosed Condition and Was Cleared to Drive

My View: Baltimore Prosecutor Makes Quick Call, She Better Hope It’s the Right One

My View: Baltimore Prosecutor Makes Quick Call, She Better Hope It’s the Right One

Sunday Commentary: DA Leaps From Epileptic Seizure to Murder Charges and Life Sentence

Sunday Commentary: DA Leaps From Epileptic Seizure to Murder Charges and Life Sentence

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