Ethan Morse, son of Merced County District Attorney Larry Morse II, will take to trial his claims that he was falsely arrested and maliciously prosecuted in connection to a 2013 … Click to Continue »
Read More »Former Merced County priest ordered to stand trial in second child porn case
A former priest in Los Banos was held to answer Wednesday on charges of possession of child pornography. For the second time in a little more than a year Robert … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trial underway for Atwater man charged with killing two people two years apart
An Atwater man stabbed another more than 40 times more than two years after shooting a Ballico man in the head, prosecutors said Friday. Dionicio Gutierrez-Salazar, 38, appeared in Merced … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trial ordered for Turlock father, son accused of hate crime
A judge this week ordered a trial for a father and his son who are accused of attacking a black woman in a hate crime that occurred outside a Turlock … Click to Continue »
Read More »Second trial set for Gustine father found not guilty of murder in son’s death
A Gustine father who was acquitted of second-degree murder last week is set to face a second trial for the accusation of involuntary manslaughter, according to his attorney. Andrew Sanchez, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced High teacher to stand trial on charges of sex with student
A Merced High School science teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old female student waived his preliminary hearing on Monday and was ordered to stand trial. Blia … Click to Continue »
Read More »Bentley to stand trial for charges of raping unconscious girl
A Merced Superior Court commissioner ordered a 19-year-old man to stand trial for rape charges stemming from a summer house party in Winton where he and a teen boy played … Click to Continue »
Read More »Calixtro will stand trial in DUI crash that killed retired court commissioner
Moments before retired Merced County Commissioner Ralph Cook was killed in a possible drunken-driving crash on Highway 99 last year, a witness said the driver — Cook’s girlfriend, Jacqulin Calixtro … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trial begins for ex-Merced County CHP officer charged with child molestation
Opening statements are expected Friday morning in the trial of a former California Highway Patrol officer accused of molesting a 10-year-old girl in Merced County. Gilbert Gutierrez, 39, has pleaded … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trial beginning for ex-Merced CHP officer charged with child molestation
Jury selection is underway this morning for a 39-year-old former California Highway Patrol officer accused of molesting a 10-year-old girl in Merced County. Gilbert Gutierrez has pleaded not guilty to … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trial begins in fatal stabbing of woman buried under footbridge near Johansen High
A prosecutor on Monday told a jury that Anthony Coxum made some incriminating statements to a friend before authorities discovered the body of Coxum’s girlfriend buried in a shallow grave … Click to Continue »
Read More »Dos Palos High wins first in county’s mock trial competition
And the verdict in Merced County’s first mock trial is in favor of: Dos Palos High School. Dos Palos High finished ahead of two other schools participating in the Jan. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Judge postpones capital murder trial for father accused of killing teenage daughter
A Stanislaus County judge on Thursday granted a defendant’s request to postpone his capital murder trial for two months because he wasn’t given sufficient access to a writing surface to … Click to Continue »
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