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Dorsey Remains on the Stand
By Jagjit Bath and Sarah Senan The trial of the People v. Darnell Dorsey resumed testimony in the afternoon session on October 26, 2016, with Mr. Dorsey testifying in his own defense. Darnell Dorsey is...
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Victim of Theft Incident Testifies in Prelim
By Ryan Gonzales Judge David Reed presided over the preliminary hearing of Johnathon Xavier Lopez. Pursuant to Penal Code section 211 and Health & Safety Code section 11350(a), Mr. Lopez is charged...
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Defense’s Final Two Witnesses Testify in Dorsey Trial
By Samantha Brill On October 27, 2016, Judge Paul Richardson presided over the resumption of the trial of the People v. Darnell Dorsey. Mr. Dorsey has been charged with assaulting and causing fatal...
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Judge Gaard and Judge Richardson to Serve as Presiding and Assistant...
(From Press Release) – The Judges of the Yolo Superior Court have elected Judge Janet Gaard and Judge Paul Richardson to serve as Presiding and Assistant Presiding Judges for calendar years 2017-2018....
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Victim and Responding Officer of Davis Robbery Testify
By Ryan Gonzales Judge Dan P. Maguire presided over the preliminary hearing of Kaitlin Vaughn, who is accused of first degree robbery of multiple Davis residences, and charged with the possession of...
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Closing Arguments in Co-Defendant Case of Resisting Arrest
By Mariel Barbadillo On October 28, 2016, Judge Janene Beronio presided over the trial of the People v. Maria Vargas and Jorge Vargas. The co-defendants are charged with resisting, delaying, or...
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Closing Arguments in Dorsey Trial
By Mariel Barbadillo and Yelda Arghandiwal October 31, 2016, marked the last day of the trial of the People v. Darnell Dorsey. Mr. Dorsey is charged with assaulting and causing fatal injury to his...
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Dorsey Found Guilty of Assault on Child Resulting in Death
By Mariel Barbadillo On November 2, 2016, after five weeks of witness testimonies and one day of deliberation, the jury for the trial of the People v. Darnell Dorsey reached a verdict. Mr. Dorsey...
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Torres Put Behind Bars for Manslaughter
by Sarah Senan Jacqueline Torres, 27, of Woodland, pleaded no contest to vehicular manslaughter and was taken into custody on the morning of November 3, 2016. Torres was sentenced to four years and...
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DA Uses Grand Jury Process to Keep Adult Charges on Four Juveniles
The mothers of the juveniles held in custody stand in front of the West Sac Police Station. The early months of 2015 in West Sacramento saw a string of robberies, several of which involved the robbery...
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Officer Testifies in Possible Street Gang Related Incident
By Ryan Gonzales On November 4, 2016, Judge Samuel T. McAdam presided over the preliminary examination of Robert Holguin and Javier Moreno, who are both charged with various firearm violations and...
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Hernandez Faces Sexual Assault Charges
By Sidney Adebayo The preliminary hearing of the People v. Michael Hernandez was conducted on Friday, November 4, 2016, in Yolo County Superior Court, Department 12 at 2:00 p.m. The presiding judge for...
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Preliminary Hearing on Felony Firearm Charges
By Samantha Brill In Department 13 on November 8, 2016, Judge Paul K. Richardson presided over the preliminary hearing of the People’s case against Izell David Fairley. Mr. Fairley is charged with two...
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Yolo County and City of Davis Partner on CCE
(From Press Release) – Yolo County and the City of Davis have taken an important step to bring competition to the local electricity market. Both have voted unanimously to form the Valley Clean Energy...
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Sacramento Man Accused of Hit-and-Run and Battery
By Mariel Barbadillo On November 9, 2016, Judge David Rosenberg presided over the trial of the People v. Alamar Houston. Mr. Houston is accused of hitting five people with his car and punching a woman...
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Prosecution’s Witnesses Testify in Attempted Murder Case
by Ryan Gonzales The trial of Alamar Cyril Houston, 39, resumed with Judge David Rosenberg presiding. Mr. Houston is charged with two counts of attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon and...
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Prosecution Brings in Doctors to Testify in Attempted Murder Case
By Sarah Senan and Jagjit Bath “It is a very stimulant drug, the most dangerous of all stimulants. It can produce psychotic experiences, very much outside of reality,” said Dr. Stancil Johnson about...
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Gang Expert Testifies
By Yelda Arghandiwal The prosecution, one defense attorney and a witness sat in Department 7 at Yolo County Superior Court on November 16, 2016, wondering where the other defense attorney could...
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Defendant Accused of Intending to Deliver Drugs at Yolo County Jail
By Samantha Brill On October 19, 2016, Karleigh Jennine Lopez consented to a search of her person and belongings while in the lobby of the Yolo County Jail at 9:20am. The defendant was said to have...
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Judge Holds Defendants to Answer on Multiple Gang Charges
by Setarah Jahid On November 18, a Friday afternoon, the preliminary hearing of Javier Moreno and Robert Holguin resumed. The case revolves around a single date – August 19, 2015, in West Sacramento –...
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