Courts
December 2015
County Courts Borrow $110,000 to Handle Surge in Homicide Cases
Jury Finds Warren Guilty on All Counts
Defense Sprinkles Piecemeal Doubts in Closing Argument of Warren Double-Murder Trial
‘He Tortured Her to Death’ Prosecutor Argues in Closing Statement for Warren Double-Murder Trial
November 2015
Warren Trial, Day 11: Both the Prosecution and Defense Rest
Warren Trial, Day 10: Doctor Details Brain Injuries of Hit-and-Run Victims
Warren Trial, Day Nine: Murders Foreshadowed by Similar Crimes a Decade Earlier
Warren Trial, Day Eight: The DNA Matches, But Warren’s Wife Stops Short of Positive ID
Warren Trial, Day Seven: The Autopsies
Warren Trial, Day Six: The Evidence Mounts
Warren Trial, Day Five: ‘The Type of Scream You Hear in a Horror Movie’
Judge Issues Arrest Warrant for Witness Who Wandered Off During the Warren Trial
Warren Trial, Day Four: Security Footage, Samurai Swords and a Vanishing Witness
Jury Sees Photos of Battered, Blood-Smeared Kia on Day Three of Warren Trial
Attorneys Spar Over Evidence Before Warren’s Health Forces Early Recess in Double-Murder Case
Jury Hears Audio of Dorothy Ulrich’s Violent Death on First Day of Warren Trial
Jury Selection Wraps Up in Warren Case; Opening Arguments Set for Tuesday Morning
October 2015
Jason Warren’s Attorney Takes Exhaustive Approach in Jury Selection Process
Judge Warns Potential Jurors About ‘Graphic, Disturbing Evidence’ in Jason Warren Case
Hung Jury in Trial of Fieldbrook Homicide Suspect; Case Scheduled to be Retried in December
County Says ‘Nothing Changed’ As a Result of HumCPR Lawsuit; HumCPR Begs to Differ
September 2015
Bullock Trial for Murder of Father Freed Postponed Until February
Jury Selection in Warren Case Reveals That Many Presume Guilt
Joe Serna Pleads Guilty to Gross Vehicular Manslaughter, Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison
Fleming’s Office Hires Another New Deputy District Attorney
Jason Warren Trial Begins Today, Could Run Into First Week of December
Jason Warren Asks to Leave Courtroom; Jury Selection For Murder Trial Set to Begin Sept. 29
California Settles Lawsuit With Pelican Bay Inmates, Agrees to End Indefinite Solitary Confinement
July 2015
Jason Anthony Warren Trial Pushed to September
June 2015
With Murder Charge Dropped, Trial Date Confirmed for Benjamin Carter
Appeals Court Upholds Ruling Against McKee in Seemingly Interminable Tooby Ranch Subdivision Case
‘I Did F#@%ing Kill Him, Ha Ha Ha’: Probation Report Describes Callousness of Juan Ferrer
Arcata Stabbing Suspect Denied Release; Victim Pleads With Court to be Allowed Contact With His Wife
Federal Court Decision Clears Way For Big Lagoon Rancheria to Pursue a Casino-Hotel
Kim Steele, Former Arrestee in Arcata Homicide, Fails to Appear in Court
May 2015
March 2015
Preliminary Hearing for Former Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Accused of Sexual Assault
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