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COURT WATCH: Judge Refuses to Debate True Cost of Window Replacement, Rules...
By Sofia Hosseinzadeh WOODLAND, CA – Yolo County Superior Court Judge Daniel Wolk Monday refused to have the vandalism charges against a Yolo County man re-investigated after a disagreement over the...
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COURT WATCH: Witness in Gonzalez Jury Trial Admits ‘Not Sharing Entire Truth’...
By Audrey Sawyer WOODLAND, CA — Justin Gonzalez was found by a jury to be guilty of second degree murder with Alexis Velazquez in 2018, but the murder conviction was recently overturned five years...
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COURT WATCH: Witnesses ‘Not Sure’ about Testifying Truthfully in Gonzalez...
By Kaveh Nasseri, Frances Eusebio and Madison Whittemore WOODLAND, CA – New witnesses testified in the jury retrial of Justin Gonzalez here Tuesday in Yolo County Superior Court, and one—Raquel Ponce,...
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Commentary: DA Doubles Down on Imploding Case
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – One thing I have learned in my nearly 15 years of court coverage—never take a jury for granted. Still, Justin Gonzalez seems to be in good shape...
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Governor Fills Self-Created Vacancy on Yolo County Bench
Danette Castillo Brown – Courtesy Photo By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Earlier this summer, Governor Newsom filled one court vacancy in Yolo County when he appointed Catherine...
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COURT WATCH: Judge Fined Man Almost Entire Month’s Income for Misdemeanor...
By Sofia Hosseinzadeh WOODLAND, CA – Yolo County Superior Court Judge Stephen Mock this week charged a Yolo County man who claims he has low and unstable finances with fines for misdemeanor charges...
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COURT WATCH: Gonzalez Murder Retrial Continues with New Witness, and Original...
By Kristin Trent WOODLAND, CA – The Justin Gonzalez jury retrial continued here in Yolo County Superior Court Wednesday, and focused on one live witness, a police report and the reading of previous...
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COURT WATCH: Investigator Pounded on Cross-Examination in Gonzalez Retrial...
By Cheyenne Galloway and Madison Whittemore WOODLAND, CA – Deputy District Attorney Robin Johnson, and Deputy Public Defender Ron Johnson questioned police Investigator Sergio Pimentel here in Yolo...
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COURT WATCH: Gonzalez Case Goes to Closing as Directed Verdict Considered but...
By Kristin Trent WOODLAND, CA – The courtroom was in a state of resolve Monday afternoon, hearing two final witness testimonies and an inquiry from Judge Samuel McAdam about the potential of a...
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Commentary: Justin Gonzalez Acquitted after Seven Years, Walks Out a Free Man
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – When Justin Gonzalez was convicted in 2017 and sentenced to 70 years to life by Judge Dan Maguire in 2018, Maguire acknowledged that he was...
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COURT WATCH: Deputy Public Defender Requests Accused Be Released to Care of...
By Nico Ludwig-Stock WOODLAND, CA – Deputy Public Defender Aram Davtyan, in Yolo County Superior Court last week, successfully argued the prosecution’s request for long term mental health care as a...
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Justin Gonzalez Talks about His Wrongful Conviction and His Retrial
Justin Gonzalez with his wife Morgan right after he was acquitted by David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Last week a jury acquitted Justin Gonzalez of second degree murder in a retrial of the 2016 Casa...
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Levers Secures Endorsements from All Five Yolo County Supervisors
Special to the Vanguard Davis, CA — Deputy Attorney General Clara Levers today announced she has secured the endorsement of all five members of the Yolo County Board of Supervisors—Oscar Villegas,...
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Justin Gonzalez Now Listed in the National Registry of Exonerations
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – In October Justin Gonzalez was acquitted of murder in the retrial of the 2016 Case Del Sol case. He served seven years of prison, but had his...
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Key March Primary Battles Almost Set for Yolo
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – While we will have to wait a few more days for the two key races without incumbents to finalize, it looks like we are pretty much set for the...
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COURT WATCH: Defense Claims El Dorado’s Refusal to Allow Accused to Attend...
By Helen Shamamyan WOODLAND, CA – A man detained in El Dorado County jail pending investigation was unable to appear for his most recent hearing here in Yolo County Superior Court this week because...
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Letters on the Supervisors Race
Photo by Arnaud Jaegers on Unsplash Letter to the Editor – in support of Antonio for County Supervisor By Carin Little Pilon I am eager to vote for Antonio de Loera-Brust for Yolo County Supervisor,...
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Yolo County Can Do Better on Diversity
The Judges of The Yolo County Superior Court prior to Dan Wolk’s 2020 appointment By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Up until 2023, Yolo County had really trended in a bad direction...
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Guest Commentary: Why It Can Take Time to Certify an Election
By Jesse Salinas It is well documented that final official election results in California take longer than other states. Although the state’s shift to voting by mail is a driving force, there are other...
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Day One Dominguez Preliminary Hearing – State Won’t Seek Death
By Bryan Miller WOODLAND, CA – Accused Davis stabbing suspect Carlos Dominguez appeared for the first day of his preliminary hearing Monday in Yolo County Superior Court to face two counts of murder...
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