The 37-year-old Dos Palos woman who is accused of killing her mother in an alleged “Satanic” sacrifice was held to answer for murder. Melissa Bal was looking down while rocking … Click to Continue »
Read More »How prosecutors decided on death penalty for Modesto defendant in Merced man’s shooting
Prosecutors have decided not to seek the death penalty in a case against a Modesto man accused of murder in the 2015 shooting of a Merced man. Along with the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Defendant killed wife, 2 kids with a baseball bat, authorities say
Oscar Espinoza killed his wife, son and stepson with a baseball bat, authorities say. The information is included in a criminal complaint against Espinoza, 28, charging him with three counts … Click to Continue »
Read More »Defendant, prosecutor argue over request to delay capital murder trial
Mark Edward Mesiti, who is accused of sexually abusing and killing his teenage daughter, told a judge Thursday that conditions at the Stanislaus County Jail have interfered with his preparations … Click to Continue »
Read More »Third defendant in Keith Foster drug case sentenced; his trial date still to come
Another defendant in a drug-trafficking ring allegedly run by Fresno’s former deputy police chief Keith Foster was sentenced Monday to 12 months of probation. Jennifer Donabedian also will have to … Click to Continue »
Read More »On way to prison, defendant tells prosecutor: ‘Better hope I don’t get out’
A Fresno man was sentenced Tuesday in Fresno County Superior Court to 44 years to life in prison for shooting his unarmed friend in the back in a domestic violence … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos defendant pleads not guilty to rape charges
A Los Banos man this week pleaded not guilty to felony charges of rape, sodomy and burglary in connection with the sexual assault of a disabled woman. Oscar Rodriguez-Zamora, 31, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos rape defendant appears in court
A man charged with sexually assaulting a disabled woman after breaking into her home appeared in court briefly Friday, but did not enter a plea. Oscar Rodriguez-Zamora, 31, has been … Click to Continue »
Read More »Defendant ordered to stand trial in Merced taxicab slaying
Taxicab driver Dean Barker shot to death Jan. 5, 2015 Defendant Joseph E. Castrillo has pleaded not guilty Police reports describe homicide as botched robbery … Click to Continue »
Read More »Defendant proceeds with sentencing for deadly Turlock shooting
David Hernandez gunned down in December 2012 Cornelio Torres Jr. pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter Defendant spoke to his mother in court; not to victim’s family … Click to Continue »
Read More »Defendant tries to withdraw no contest plea in Turlock slaying
Cornelio Torres Jr. agreed to plea deal last month Defendant now says he had inadequate attorneys David Hernandez gunned down in December 2012 … Click to Continue »
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