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Public Defender Pledges to Pay Client’s Bail Reassumption Fee if Not Waived

Posted by Gabriel Eskandari
|Date: October 11, 2021
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Public Defender Pledges to Pay Client’s Bail Reassumption Fee if Not Waived

By Gabriel Eskandari WOODLAND, CA. – Deputy Public Defender Richard Van Zandt Friday during a pre-hearing ...

By Gabriel Eskandari WOODLAND, CA. – Deputy Public Defender Richard Van Zandt Friday during a pre-hearing conference in Yolo County Superior Court offered to pay the bail reassumption fee for his clie ...

October 11, 2021
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Judge Won’t Release Man Pretrial – Charged with Alleged Shooting, Police Threats

Posted by alexanderramirez
|Date: August 16, 2021
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Judge Won’t Release Man Pretrial – Charged with Alleged Shooting, Police Threats

By Alexander Ramirez WOODLAND, CA - Roberto Moses Ordonez, III, was in Yolo County Superior Court late la ...

By Alexander Ramirez WOODLAND, CA - Roberto Moses Ordonez, III, was in Yolo County Superior Court late last week for both an arraignment and review of bail regarding two separate incidents, an alleged ...

August 16, 2021
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Judge Allows Man to Postpone Sentencing in Violent Domestic Violence Case to See Dying Mother Out-of-State

Posted by Anna Zheng
|Date: August 10, 2021
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Judge Allows Man to Postpone Sentencing in Violent Domestic Violence Case to See Dying Mother Out-of-State

By Anna Zheng WOODLAND, CA – Brian Tracey Mock appeared in Yolo County Superior Court here late last week ...

By Anna Zheng WOODLAND, CA – Brian Tracey Mock appeared in Yolo County Superior Court here late last week to ask for a waiver to see his dying mother, who is on life support in Utah—Mock is in court f ...

August 10, 2021
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The Vanguard Week in Review: Court Watch July 6-9, 2021

Posted by Stacie Guevara
|Date: July 11, 2021
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The Vanguard Week in Review: Court Watch July 6-9, 2021

Compiled by Stacie Guevara The Vanguard is an online news group that provides coverage of criminal justic ...

Compiled by Stacie Guevara The Vanguard is an online news group that provides coverage of criminal justice reform and courts throughout California and the country. In 2006, what was then the Davis Van ...

July 11, 2021
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Public Defender Cites Constitutional Violation When Judge Denies Bail to Man Who Allegedly Threw Rock through Parole Office Window

Posted by Dario McCarty
|Date: July 05, 2021
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Public Defender Cites Constitutional Violation When Judge Denies Bail to Man Who Allegedly Threw Rock through Parole Office Window

By Dario McCarty and Maia Surendra WOODLAND, CA – Terrance Miles was charged with three alleged felony co ...

By Dario McCarty and Maia Surendra WOODLAND, CA – Terrance Miles was charged with three alleged felony counts of criminal threats, resisting arrest, and vandalism last Thursday at the Yolo County Supe ...

July 05, 2021
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Defense Wins, but Loses: Judge Denies Felony Reduction Motion in Firearm Threat Case

Posted by Allison Hodge
|Date: July 01, 2021
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Defense Wins, but Loses: Judge Denies Felony Reduction Motion in Firearm Threat Case

By Julietta Bisharyan and Allison Hodge WOODLAND, CA –– At the preliminary hearing for an alleged firearm ...

By Julietta Bisharyan and Allison Hodge WOODLAND, CA –– At the preliminary hearing for an alleged firearm, Yolo County Superior Court Judge Stephen L. Mock presided over witness testimony of three off ...

July 01, 2021
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Passerby Claims Witness to Beating of Girlfriend

Posted by Lauren Smith
|Date: June 15, 2021
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Passerby Claims Witness to Beating of Girlfriend

By Beth Miller and Jose Medina WOODLAND, CA - Defendant Dwain Desmar Smith, II—spotted allegedly beating ...

By Beth Miller and Jose Medina WOODLAND, CA - Defendant Dwain Desmar Smith, II—spotted allegedly beating his girlfriend by a passerby—was in Yolo County Superior Court for a preliminary hearing that w ...

June 15, 2021
| by Lauren Smith

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Trial Begins Tuesday for Man Accused of Assault with Pair of Scissors

Posted by Lauren Smith
|Date: April 06, 2021
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Trial Begins Tuesday for Man Accused of Assault with Pair of Scissors

By Kathryn Wood WOODLAND, CA – The trial of a man accused of threatening people with a deadly weapon—a pa ...

By Kathryn Wood WOODLAND, CA – The trial of a man accused of threatening people with a deadly weapon—a pair of scissors—begins jury selection here in Yolo County Superior Court Tuesday (April 6) after ...

April 06, 2021
| by Lauren Smith

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Mother Stays Out of Jail for Now Despite Arguments from Prosecution to Put Her Away

Posted by Lauren Smith
|Date: April 06, 2021
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Mother Stays Out of Jail for Now Despite Arguments from Prosecution to Put Her Away

By Roxanna Jarvis WOODLAND, CA – A Yolo Superior Court judge gave defendant Barbara Parlette another chan ...

By Roxanna Jarvis WOODLAND, CA – A Yolo Superior Court judge gave defendant Barbara Parlette another chance after she failed to complete her jail sentence for the second time—citing her duty as a moth ...

April 06, 2021
| by Lauren Smith

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Defense Objects to Court Protective Order for Mom, without Mom’s Input

Posted by Lauren Smith
|Date: April 04, 2021
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Defense Objects to Court Protective Order for Mom, without Mom’s Input

By Alexander Ramirez WOODLAND, CA – Yolo County Deputy Public Defender Martha Sequeira here last week tol ...

By Alexander Ramirez WOODLAND, CA – Yolo County Deputy Public Defender Martha Sequeira here last week told Yolo County Superior Court Judge Daniel Maguire he was granting a stayaway order for a defend ...

April 04, 2021
| by Lauren Smith

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Perceptive Judge Shows Concern for Injured Defendant, Cuts Deal but without Defense Assistance

Posted by Lauren Smith
|Date: April 01, 2021
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Perceptive Judge Shows Concern for Injured Defendant, Cuts Deal but without Defense Assistance

By Derrick Pal WOODLAND, CA — A perceptive Yolo County Superior Court judge appeared to show concern for ...

By Derrick Pal WOODLAND, CA — A perceptive Yolo County Superior Court judge appeared to show concern for an injured defendant in a warrant hearing here this week as the defendant struggled to move in ...

April 01, 2021
| by Lauren Smith

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Judge Requests Additional Briefing After Hearing of West Sacramento Murderer Seeking Parole

Posted by Lauren Smith
|Date: March 19, 2021
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Judge Requests Additional Briefing After Hearing of West Sacramento Murderer Seeking Parole

By Ankita Joshi WOODLAND, CA – Kenneth Ray Buffer, convicted of murder in 1995, was denied parole on Marc ...

By Ankita Joshi WOODLAND, CA – Kenneth Ray Buffer, convicted of murder in 1995, was denied parole on March 12, 2016, and he’s now appealing that decision here in Yolo County Superior Court. Private de ...

March 19, 2021
| by Lauren Smith

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Woman Previously Charged with Attempted Murder Wants Charge Reinstated After She Claims Lawyer Failed to Inform Her

Posted by Lauren Smith
|Date: March 19, 2021
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Woman Previously Charged with Attempted Murder Wants Charge Reinstated After She Claims Lawyer Failed to Inform Her

By Ned Meiners WOODLAND, CA – In June of last year, Yolo County Superior Court dismissed charges of attem ...

By Ned Meiners WOODLAND, CA – In June of last year, Yolo County Superior Court dismissed charges of attempted murder against Dekiya Taylor - now she is seeking to have those charges reinstated. Ava La ...

March 19, 2021
| by Lauren Smith

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Defendant’s ‘Bad Experience’ with Alternative Program – Assured by Judge ‘We’ll Get There’

Posted by Lauren Smith
|Date: March 18, 2021
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Defendant’s ‘Bad Experience’ with Alternative Program – Assured by Judge ‘We’ll Get There’

By Derrick Pal WOODLAND, CA — Judge David Rosenberg was part patience and part understanding in a pre-tri ...

By Derrick Pal WOODLAND, CA — Judge David Rosenberg was part patience and part understanding in a pre-trial conference in Yolo County Superior Court Wednesday for a defendant who encountered some diff ...

March 18, 2021
| by Lauren Smith

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Victim of Alleged Wooden Stick Attack May Have Been Armed, but Police Didn’t Investigate

Posted by Lauren Smith
|Date: March 12, 2021
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Victim of Alleged Wooden Stick Attack May Have Been Armed, but Police Didn’t Investigate

By Hongyi Wen WOODLAND, CA – The judge here in Yolo County Superior Court on Wednesday refused to release ...

By Hongyi Wen WOODLAND, CA – The judge here in Yolo County Superior Court on Wednesday refused to release a man accused of allegedly getting into a fight in front of a Sherwin-Williams paint store, an ...

March 12, 2021
| by Lauren Smith

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Naked, Drunken Man Arrested for Stalking Neighbors

Posted by Lauren Smith
|Date: March 10, 2021
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Naked, Drunken Man Arrested for Stalking Neighbors

By Ella Jennings WOODLAND, CA – Drinking and driving isn’t a good idea—maybe drinking and stalking isn’t, ...

By Ella Jennings WOODLAND, CA – Drinking and driving isn’t a good idea—maybe drinking and stalking isn’t, either. Sander Findlay was accused of just that here in Yolo County Superior Court Monday, cha ...

March 10, 2021
| by Lauren Smith

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Defendant Set for Trial, but Missing Video Could Show He Was Victim in Warehouse Spat

Posted by Lauren Smith
|Date: March 01, 2021
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Defendant Set for Trial, but Missing Video Could Show He Was Victim in Warehouse Spat

By Alexander Ramirez WOODLAND – The defendant at his preliminary hearing here in Yolo County Superior Cou ...

By Alexander Ramirez WOODLAND – The defendant at his preliminary hearing here in Yolo County Superior Court Friday could actually be the original victim, according to testimony retracing what happened ...

March 01, 2021
| by Lauren Smith

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Vanguard Week in Review: Court Watch – Feb. 15 to 19, 2021

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 21, 2021
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Vanguard Week in Review: Court Watch – Feb. 15 to 19, 2021

Compiled by Dorrin Akbari The Davis Vanguard is an online news forum that provides coverage of criminal j ...

Compiled by Dorrin Akbari The Davis Vanguard is an online news forum that provides coverage of criminal justice reform and the courts throughout California and the nation. In 2006, the Davis Vanguard ...

February 21, 2021
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Rocky Officer Testimony: Public Defender Questions Credibility of Witness Due to His Location and Investigation Procedures

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 14, 2021
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Rocky Officer Testimony: Public Defender Questions Credibility of Witness Due to His Location and Investigation Procedures

By Derrick Pal WOODLAND — Peace Officer Raymond Barrantes’ testimony here in Yolo County Superior Court F ...

By Derrick Pal WOODLAND — Peace Officer Raymond Barrantes’ testimony here in Yolo County Superior Court Friday was a rocky one. When his testimony was about to begin, Deputy Public Defender Emily Fish ...

February 14, 2021
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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The Vanguard Week in Review: Court Watch (Jan. 4, 2021 – Jan. 8, 2021)

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: January 10, 2021
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The Vanguard Week in Review: Court Watch (Jan. 4, 2021 – Jan. 8, 2021)

Assembled by Evie Sun The Vanguard is an online news forum that provides coverage of criminal justice r ...

Assembled by Evie Sun The Vanguard is an online news forum that provides coverage of criminal justice reform and courts throughout California and the nation. In 2006, The Vanguard was known as the D ...

January 10, 2021
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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