Chief Stankewitz Granted an Evidentiary Hearing as His Attorneys Attempt to Get Him a New Trial after 46 Years
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Fresno, CA – Attorneys for Douglas “Chief” Stankewitz believe that he…
Judge Grants Motion to Test Gun in 45-Year-Old Wrongful Conviction Case
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Fresno, CA – The legendary 88-year-old attorney Tony Serra on Tuesday…
Stankewitz Team Maintains Prosecutorial Misconduct, No Response So Far from Fresno DA
by Robert J Hansen The legal team of Douglas “Chief” Stankewitz sent an open letter to Fresno…
José Inez García Zárate Is Just Another Innocent Man Who Pled Guilty to a Crime He Did Not Commit
Special to the Vanguard San Francisco, CA – José Inez García Zárate pled guilty this week to…
Open Letter to DA Lisa Smittcamp – Free Douglas Stankewitz
Dear District Attorney Smittcamp: We ask for your intervention in the matter of Douglas Stankewitz. Even though…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 117 – Tony Serra
On July 13, 2021, one of kind, radical attorney Tony Serra joined the Vanguard for a live…
Vanguard Webinar: Featuring Special Guest Tony Serra (July 13)
Tony Serra is a legend and a one-of-a-kind, iconoclast attorney. Described as a courtroom brawler for the…
Legendary Attorney to Defend BLM Activists in Santa Rosa Vandalism Case
By David M. Greenwald Santa Rosa, CA – It is a strange case where prominent Black Lives…
Vanguard Follow-Up in Stankewitz Case: COVID and Hope for the Future
By Roxanna Jarvis CALIFORNIA – Alexandra Cock, who is part of the legal team fighting for the…
Lawyers Tony Serra and Curtis Briggs Talk about What Client’s Freedom Could Mean to Future of Death Penalty
By Roxanna Jarvis SAN FRANCISCO – In an interview conducted by The Davis Vanguard, lawyers Tony Serra…
VANGUARD INVESTIGATION: New Evidence Reveals California’s Longest Serving Inmate on Death Row May Actually be Innocent
Douglas Ray Stankewitz, the longest-serving condemned inmate at San Quentin State Prison, may finally have a chance at freedom after new evidence was discovered showing that evidence in his case was mishandled by detectives and sheriff deputies in Fresno, and that he may have been framed for the murder of 22-year-old Theresa Graybeal in 1978.
Tony Serra to Represent Garcia Zarate on Federal Charges
(From Press Release) – Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, who was found not guilty in the death of…
Hoskins Trial Ends in Acquittal on Murder, Hung Jury for Lesser Charge of Manslaughter
After a week and a half of jury deliberations, Yolo County Judge David Reed on Monday afternoon…
Defense Delivers Tour de Force in Closing in Hoskins Trial
by Haroutun Bejanyan Every seat in Department 8 was filled on October 15, eagerly expecting to witness…
Defense Delivers Closing Argument In Woodland Murder Trial
by Whitney Davis In a two-hour closing argument Thursday morning, defense attorney J. Tony Serra retraced his…