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Concerned about Blanket 170.6 Policy against Judge Basha
By John Myers (The following was a letter to the Yolo County Board of Supervisors from Professor John Myers regarding the proposed Code of Civil Procedure section 170.6 motion to recuse Judge Basha...
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Organizers Hopeful Auction Can Raise Money to Help Locate Two Missing Yolo Teens
Yolo County residents are searching for clues as to what happened to two teens who were close friends and disappeared under mysterious circumstances three weeks apart. According to one person familiar...
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Vanguard Coverage of the Hendrix Vehicular Homicide Trial
by Novpreet Shoker Today’s jury trial involved several witness testimonies about a DUI car accident on February 24, 2016, in which a 72-year-old woman lost her life. Steven Hendrix, the defendant, is...
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Closing Arguments in Hendrix Murder Trial
By Navpreet Shoker After so many weeks, the trial for Steven Hendrix is finally coming to an end as closing arguments were given by both sides of counsel. The jury has been sent into deliberation,...
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Jury Trial Begins in Burglary Case
By Novpreet Shoker This morning marked the beginning of a jury trial for a case regarding burglary and illegal possession of a controlled substance, with three young gentlemen as the co-defendants....
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Man Faces Charges of Driving While Intoxicated
By Syed Ali In the afternoon of June 2, 2017, the trial of People v. Timothy Darren Armstrong resumed in Department 13. Deputy District Attorney David Robbins, representing the People, called Yolo...
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Witnesses Testify in Corporal Injury Trial
by Novpreet Shoker The case against Timothy D. Armstrong resumed today in Department 13 as two more witnesses were called to the stand to testify. Armstrong is charged with causing corporal injury on...
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Arraignment in Picnic Day Case Delayed Due to Bail Dispute
There are now five defendants in the Picnic Day case, where some of the defendants made their second appearance – but for Iszir Price and Angelica Reyes, it was their first appearance after being...
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Couzens Backs Off Increased Bail Demand in Picnic Day Case; Prelim Set for...
A week after demanding to double the bail on Elijah Williams, one of the defendants in the Picnic Day incident, Supervising Deputy DA Ryan Couzens unceremoniously announced, “The People are no longer...
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Breaking News: Islamic Center Vandal Avoids Prison Time, Gets Probation and...
Despite a strong argument from Deputy DA Ryan Couzens for prison time, Judge Dan Maguire on Friday sentenced Lauren Kirk-Coehlo to five years of formal probation following the recommendations of the...
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Judge Declines to Dismiss Charges in Vehicle Pursuit Turned Murder Case
Judge Dan Maguire left murder charges in place on Friday against Trevor James Wright, stemming from a March 2, 2017, vehicle accident in which the sheriff’s department attempted to arrest 16-year-old...
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Why Hendrix Was Not Convicted of Murder
Last week the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office indicated it would not seek a second trial for Steven Hendrix, whose 2016 collision killed a 71-year-old Davis resident. The jury hung 11-1 on...
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Davis Burglary Trial Resumes
By Navpreet Shoker The jury trial for the case against Joseph Hernandez, Joshua Givens and Rakhem Bradford reconvened today in Department 8 under Judge David W. Reed, with three more witnesses...
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Burglary Trial Resumes with No End in Sight
By Navpreet Shoker The case against Joseph Hernandez, Rakhem Bradford, and Joshua Givens will reconvene throughout the summer. Judge David W. Reed and the jury sitting in on the trial watched as the...
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Officers Testify During Lengthy Burglary Trial
By Novpreet Shoker The trial of Joseph Hernandez, Rakhem Bradford, and Joshua Givens resumed today in Department 8, as two officers from the Davis Police Department testified about responding to the...
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Fullerton Marijuana Case Takes Bizarre Turn
Judge David Reed set the Paul Fullerton matter for preliminary hearing, as requested by Deputy District Attorney Kyle Hasapes, for July 21 following this week’s denial of an appeal of the trial...
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Catch-22 in Our Courts
The term Catch-22 was coined by author Joseph Heller in his 1961 novel, a term he used to describe the absurd constraints placed on soldiers fighting in the Second World War. In his book the army...
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Judge Holds Man to Answer on Corporal Injury Charges
By Syed Ali The People v. Branlett Kimmons prelim was held on the afternoon of July 6, 2017. Mr. Kimmons is facing felony charges for corporal injury and intimidating a witness or victim, with prior...
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Near Mistrial in Long-Running Burglary Case
By Novpreet Shoker Monday’s jury trial for Joseph Hernandez, Rakhem Bradford and Joshua Givens resumed amid tension as the defense moved for a mistrial after the jury heard conflicting testimony from...
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Key Witness Testifies in Long-Running Burglary Trial
By Nicholas Winarto The trial by jury of Joseph Kaleimanu Hernandez, Rakhem Romel Bradford, and Joshua Anthony Givens resumed on Tuesday, with the unfinished testimony of a key witness from Monday’s...
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