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My View II: Where the Benoit Case Currently Stands
For years I have been told of the horrors of the family court system – now I am seeing the system up close, and much of what I have heard appears all too accurate. On Thursday, Judge Johnson once...
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Woman Held to Answer for Assault with Deadly Weapon on Husband and Husband’s...
By Mariel Barbadillo On the afternoon of Friday, August 12, 2016, Judge Samuel McAdam presided over a preliminary hearing for Onellia Mojica Ambriz, who is charged with assault with a deadly weapon. On...
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Gang Trial Begins in Yolo County
By Mariel Barbadillo On the morning of Monday, August 15, 2016, the trial commenced in the case against Jason Lopez and Stephon Ramirez. The co-defendants are charged with the attempted shooting at an...
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Trial Begins in Samantha Green Baby Death
By Sarah Gregory The trial of Samantha Lee Green commenced in Yolo County Superior Court on August 15, 2016. The defendant is charged with second degree murder with implied malice. The proceedings...
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Hendrix Held to Answer on Murder Charges
By Raya Zahdeh The preliminary hearing in the case against Steven Hendrix resumed on August 15, 2016, in Department 13, Judge Paul Richardson presiding. Hendrix, of West Sacramento, is being charged...
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Gang Trial Resumes
By Sophie Marconi and Jade Wolansky On August 17 in Department 8 at 9:03 am, Judge David Reed presided over the case against two defendants, Joseph Lopez and Stephon Ramirez. The reconvening of the...
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Opening Statements in Samantha Green Trial
By Mariel Barbadillo The trial for the People v. Samantha Lee Green resumed on August 18, 2016. Ms. Green is charged with the murder of her son, Justice Rees. Murder is defined in California Penal Code...
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Samantha Green Trial Resumes
by Jade Wolansky Friday, August 19, marked the fifth day of testimony for the Samantha Green trial in Department 14. Judge David Rosenberg presided over the case. Ms. Green is charged with...
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Alleged Underage Sexual Assault Preliminary Hearing Begins
By Sarah Gregory Dennis Lee Azevedo is being charged with multiple counts of sexual assault, including oral copulation and sodomy with a minor. He is accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy...
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Pathologist Reveals Cause of Death for Baby in Green Case
by Jade Wolansky and Raya Zahdeh The Samantha Green trial resumed on August 22, 2016, at 9am in Department 14. Judge Rosenberg presided over the case. Public Defender Tracie Olson is representing...
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Witnesses Testify on Green’s Parental Responsibility
By Christina D. and Raya Zahdeh Through further witness testimonies on August 23, 2016, in Department 14, defendant Samantha Green’s past commitment to prenatal care were called into question. First,...
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Idyllic Bed and Breakfast Becomes the Subject of a Bitter Land Use Dispute
Dahvie James sitting in the living room at Field and Pond Dahvie James sits on a chair in the living room of the main building in the Field & Pond bed and breakfast. The 100-year-old building is...
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Testimonies Provide Insight into Factors Leading to Baby Death
By Christina D. On August 24, 2016, in Department 14, witnesses continued to testify about events involving Samantha Green and her baby. On February 7, 2015, Ms. Green was a patient in the Kaiser...
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Gang Trial Resumes
by Misha Berman This morning in Department 8 the case against Defendants Jason Lopez and Stephon Ramirez reconvened. Both Mr. Ramirez and Mr. Lopez are not in custody. Before the jury was let in, both...
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Guest Commentary: Field & Pond Owners Respond to Recent Article
The pond in Field and Pond by Dahvie James and Philip Watt We are concerned that information that was published in the Winters Express on both August 18th and August 25th is drifting away from what...
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Defendant Held to Answer in Davis Possession Case
By Raya Zahdeh The court gathered in Department 8 on the afternoon of August 30, 2016, for the People v. Brian Douglas Cassidy, Judge David Reed presiding. Back in 2015, Mr. Cassidy was charged on...
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Witness Testifies to Green’s Behavior, Suspecting She Had Postpartum Depression
By Raya Mzahdeh The People v. Samantha Green trial reconvened on the afternoon of September 9, 2016, in Department 14, Judge David Rosenberg presiding. Ms. Green is being charged with the second-degree...
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County Board Will Decide Fate of Field & Pond on Tuesday
The outdoor event area which was setting up for a Sunday wedding The County Board of Supervisors will make a final determination on the contentious Field & Pond event facility on Tuesday. Staff is...
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Trial Begins in Davis Child Death
By Sophie Marconi On September 15, 2016, in Department 13 the prosecution provided opening statements regarding the case of the People v. Darnell Dorsey. Mr. Dorsey is charged with the death of a child...
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Field & Pond Has Found Its Home in Winters
Dahvie James sitting in the living room at Field & Pond by Dahvie James By now you have probably heard about the Board of Supervisors 4-1 vote to approve Field & Pond as a Bed & Breakfast...
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