COURT WATCH: Judge Remands Two Accused Women Into Custody, Citing Concerns...
By Samantha Williams STOCKTON, Calif. — A San Joaquin County Superior Court judge declined Tuesday morning to...
View ArticleCOURT WATCH: Defense Raises Mental Health, Documentation Concerns in Sex...
By Adrienne May Orense NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Questions over mental health records and documentation in California’s...
View ArticleCOURT WATCH: Defense Raises Fifth Amendment Concerns Over Witness...
By Melina Ramirez MERCED, Calif. — Defense counsel raised Fifth Amendment concerns in Merced County Superior Court...
View ArticleCOURT WATCH: Defense Urges Jury to Separate Serious Child Abuse Allegations...
By Arisha Bhattacharya and Pranathi Srinivasa NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — More than three years after an accused...
View ArticleCOURT WATCH: Taxi Driver Charged with Passenger’s Gun Possession, Denied...
By Barbara Kay BROOKLYN, N.Y. — A public defender in Kings County Criminal Court asked a judge...
View ArticleDefendant ‘Lost in System’ As Bench Warrant Disrupts Mandated Services
San Francisco Superior Court Judge Matthew S. Kahn recalled a four-month-old bench warrant for an individual, following an appearance where defense counsel Alexander Golovets asserted the accused had...
View ArticleFresno Teen Convicted of First-Degree Murder for Aiding in Caleb Quick Slaying
A Fresno County Superior Court judge convicted a teenage girl of first-degree murder, determining she aided and abetted the alleged gunman in the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Caleb Quick. The ruling,...
View ArticleNewport Beach Judge Reduces Fines Due to Accused’s Financial Hardship
Judge Richard E. Pacheco, presiding at the Newport Beach Harbor Justice Center, declined to impose a probation violation on a defendant who failed to complete a nine-month First Offender Alcohol...
View ArticleCOURT WATCH: Santa Clara Judge Weighs Poverty, Mental Health in Sentencing,...
A Santa Clara County Superior Court judge ordered a defendant to remain on probation and undergo mental health treatment rather than serve additional jail time, citing financial hardship and waiving...
View ArticleCOURT WATCH: Judge Rejects $1 Million Bail Request for Unhoused Man, Sets...
An Orange County Superior Court judge rejected an Anaheim police officer’s request to increase bail to $1 million for an unhoused man facing nonviolent theft charges, ultimately setting the bond at...
View ArticleEric Jones Calls for a New Politics to Fight Corruption, Corporate Power and...
Democratic challenger Eric Jones has initiated a campaign for Congress against longtime incumbent Representative Mike Thompson, with his platform emphasizing political reform, the mitigation of...
View ArticleCourt Watch: Yolo Judge Grants Supervised Release to Wheelchair User Despite...
A Yolo County Superior Court judge granted supervised release to an accused individual facing felony obstruction charges, despite prosecutorial objections citing previous failures to appear. The...
View ArticleJudge Pushes Hearing Forward after Private Counsel’s Health Issues Leave...
Yolo County Superior Court Judge Daniel Maguire advanced a preliminary hearing despite defense concerns regarding inadequate representation, citing the case's nine prior continuances. The accused,...
View ArticleJudge Orders Unhoused Accused Released on SOR, Requires Probation Reporting...
A Yolo County Superior Court judge granted an SOR release motion for an unhoused accused, who faces charges including threatening a crime with intent to terrorize. The order mandated reporting to...
View ArticleYolo Judge Orders SCRAM Tether Despite Defense’s Cost Concerns in 3rd DUI Case
A Yolo County Superior Court judge ordered a Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitoring (SCRAM) tether as a condition of release for an individual facing a third driving under the influence (DUI)...
View ArticleNorwalk Judge Rejects Mental Health Diversion, Disputes Defense Claim of...
A Norwalk judge denied mental health diversion for an accused man with a documented history of violence, despite defense arguments citing severe mental health concerns. Judge Lisa Coen concluded that...
View ArticleFresno Judge Orders Prosecution to Produce Racial Bias Records in Former...
A Fresno County Superior Court judge largely rejected the prosecution's effort to modify a discovery order mandating the disclosure of records pertinent to claims of racial bias in the case of Douglas...
View ArticlePublic Defender Shortage Leads to Accused Man’s Arrest after He Leaves Court...
A San Francisco judge discharged a bench warrant issued for an accused individual who was taken into custody after departing court without assigned counsel, a situation attributed to a shortage of...
View ArticleJudge Rejects Prosecution Attempt to Enforce Inapplicable Court Order
A San Francisco jurist denied a prosecutorial request to append a charge pertaining to a 2024 court order, concurrently authorizing the inclusion of a charge regarding a 2025 stay-away directive. These...
View ArticleJudge Denies Request for Accused to Attend Future Court Proceedings Remotely
Monterey County Superior Court Judge Mark Hood on August 13 denied Public Defender Monique Camperi’s request for her client to attend future court proceedings remotely, citing the accused’s...
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