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Judge Holds Defendant to Face Rape and Other Charges in DV Case
By Syed Ali Department 13 reconvened the preliminary hearing of the People v. Elmer David Rodriguez, with Judge Paul K. Richardson presiding. The defense began the morning by asking the victim, “DN,”...
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Breaking News: Yolo Takes Custody of GE
The following update was released by Yolo County PIO Beth Gabor: The County of Yolo provides the following update in the matter of a 14-year-old Honduran child identified as G.E. in San Francisco...
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Commentary: Community Outrage Made a Difference for GE
While these are trying times for many, the case of “GE” is a reminder that community outrage and community action can make a difference. Yesterday, a little over a week after the San Francisco...
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Murder Trial Sees Fireworks as Defense Attacks Prosecution’s Case
The long running, on again, off again murder trial of Lance Ornellas-Castro finally wrapped up with closing arguments that certainly didn’t disappoint. For Yolo County Deputy DA Melinda Aiello, this...
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Charges Go Forward Despite Problems with West Sac Traffic Stop
By Ruby Zapien Despite conflicting testimony by arresting officers concerning the discovery of evidence at the scene, and the court tossing out other evidence because a defendant was not read his...
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Woman Held to Answer for DUI Charges
By Syed Ali When an officer approached Nicole Sotera Flynn at the scene of a traffic collision, he found her to have symptoms of impairment including watery eyes, slurred speech, and an alcohol odor...
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Judge Denies Supervised Probation for Ex-Gang Member
By Ryan Gonzales A Yolo County deputy district attorney argued against the supervised probation of Dominic David Costantino, a gang dropout who was sentenced to incarceration for a vehicle theft...
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High Speed Pursuit in Residential Area Leads to Fatality
By Ruby Zapien Trevor Wright in early March, upon being approached in his vehicle by police officers, fled the scene with his friend and passenger Matthew Gonzales, who had seven felony warrants for...
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Guest Commentary: Public Defenders, the Unsung Heroes of the Court
by Antoinnette Borbon In some of the country’s most infamous cases, like the cases against O.J. Simpson, Michael Jackson and Casey Anthony, to name a few, we’ve been persuaded to believe that money...
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Stunning Verdict Sees Murder Suspect Acquitted on All Counts
Lance Ornellas-Castro walked out of court on Tuesday a free man, after a Yolo County jury acquitted him on all counts – despite his acknowledgement that he shot and killed 21-year-old Andrew...
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Officers Testify in Trevor Wright’s Speedy Preliminary Hearing
By Gloria Ho On March 21, 2017, the preliminary hearing of the People v. Trevor James Wright resumed in Department 9, Judge Janene Beronio presiding. Deputy Public Defender Joseph Gocke represents...
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Victim Testifies in Child Sexual Assault Case
By Carla Arango “Mr, Cleveland took advantage of his stepdaughter when she was just nine years old,” Deputy District Attorney Deanna Hays told the jury as she started her opening remarks.. Robert...
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My View: Lifting the Veil on the Secret Courts
One of the most interesting aspects of the post-November 8, 2016, world is that people are paying a lot more attention to things that have been happening for a long time, but no one really noticed....
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Yolo Dems Pass Resolution Opposing MRAP by Sheriff’s Office
(From Press Release) – Last week the Yolo County Democratic Party (YCDP) held its monthly meeting. During that meeting the party considered a resolution on the acquisition of an MRAP by the Yolo...
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Judge Holds Man to Answer on DV Charges
By Syed Ali On the afternoon of April 7, 2017, Judge Richardson presided over the People v. Randy Christopher Jerrett case in Department 13. The People began by calling Mr. Jerrett’s girlfriend and...
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Davis Day Care Molestation Trial Resumes
By Novpreet Shoker Eduardo Alejandro Letelier is currently facing the primary charge of child molestation, and the hearing that took place today, on April 19 in Department 10 at 1:30 p.m., focused on...
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Kirk-Coehlo Cops Plea to All Charges
Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig at the February press conference announcing the arrest of Lauren Kirk-Coehlo and her $1 million bail And suddenly it was over. The case, which first angered the community...
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Day Care Molestation Case Resumes
By Syed Ali The People v. Eduardo Letelier case resumed for closing arguments on the afternoon of April 24. The People began their closing argument, claiming a violation against a four-year-old child...
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Commentary: Did Board Overreach on Blanket 170.6 Motion?
There are a number of surprising things about what happened on Tuesday, with the Yolo County Board of Supervisors voting 4-1 to issue a blanket request, per Code of Civil Procedure section 170.6, to...
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Court Moves Basha Off Dependency Cases at His Request
On Tuesday the County Board of Supervisors joined Matt Rexroad in supporting a potential blanket Code of Civil Procedure section 170.6 motion to recuse Judge Steven Basha from all juvenile dependency...
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