A 23-year-old Livingston man accused of striking and killing a 3-year-old girl with his girlfriend’s car will face trial on a felony hit-and-run charge, a Merced County judge ruled Tuesday. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County man accused of throwing puppies, hanging dog. A judge released him
A Dos Palos man was released on Wednesday, nine days after he allegedly injured three puppies and tried to suffocate an adult German shepherd, according to investigators. Merced County deputies … Click to Continue »
Read More »Jury vindicates Ethan Morse, saying detectives tricked judge into signing warrant
Nearly four years after Ethan Morse was jailed 114 days for a murder he didn’t commit, a federal civil rights jury on Friday awarded him $ 498,300 in damages, ruling Merced … Click to Continue »
Read More »Judge orders Dos Palos ‘satanic’ murder defendant to stand trial
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 »Judge Issues Ruling In Favor Of Bakersfield Bakery In LGBT Discrimination Suit
A Kern County Superior Court Judge has issued a ruling in favor of a Bakersfield bakery owner in a LGBT civil rights lawsuit. Judge David Lampe sided with Cathy Miller, owner of Tastries Bakery, who refused to sell a cake to a lesbian couple. Eileen and Mireya Rodriguez-Del Rio filed …
Read More »Merced police say he left the scene after killing a girl. A judge lowered his bail
The bail amount for a Merced County man accused of striking a girl with his car and then fleeing the scene was cut by more than half on Thursday. Isaac … Click to Continue »
Read More »Newest judge takes her oath, the third woman in Merced County’s history to do so
Merced’s newest judge took the oath of office on Friday, becoming Merced County’s third female judge in history. Jeanne E. Schechter, 54, of La Grange joined the Merced County Superior … Click to Continue »
Read More »Veteran Merced judge retires from the bench
Judge Ronald Hansen remembers the overwhelming feeling of looking at six baskets of 150 paper case files stacked up on his desk during his first day assigned to misdemeanors on … Click to Continue »
Read More »She used to be Merced’s city attorney. Now she’s the newest Merced County judge
The governor appointed a new judge in Merced County on Thursday, filling a seat that’s been open for more than two years. Gov. Jerry Brown appointed Jeanne E. Schechter, 54, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Driver in deadly Merced County bus crash must surrender his passport, judge says
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Read More »Merced judge gives max sentence to child molester
Lonnie Lee Poslof Jr., 37, was sentenced Monday in Merced Superior Court to 27 years to life in prison for committing three counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child and one … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced man charged with raping unconscious teen asks judge to cut his bail
A 19-year-old man accused of playing rock, paper, scissors to determine who would first rape an unconscious teen at a party was denied a bail reduction this week in Merced … Click to Continue »
Read More »Judge rejects defense bid to remove Merced prosecutors from corruption case
A Santa Clara County judge struck down an attempt by defense attorneys to remove the Merced County District Attorney’s Office from a Los Banos corruption case. However, Judge Leslie Nichols … Click to Continue »
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