San Francisco Chronicle - Fri Nov 27
In its order late Wednesday, the Third District Court of Appeal in Sacramento told an El Dorado County judge to provide transcripts of private testimony in which witnesses apparently accuse the lawyer, Gilbert Maines of Placerville, of loudly discussing a future book or movie deal in a country club restaurant.
Eyewitness testimony's accuracy questionedTahoe Daily Tribune - Wed Nov 25
It is unlikely, but not impossible, that witnesses who say they saw Alexander Olive alive after January 1986 were able to accurately identify the boy based solely on a photograph, according to an expert's testimony in the Ulysses Roberson murder trial this week.
Teenager charged with killing mom in El Dorado Hills to be tried as adultSacramento Bee - Wed Nov 25
An El Dorado County judge ruled Tuesday that Tylar Marie Witt must stand trial as an adult in her mother's killing, decrying the teen's alleged participation "in the death of the very person who gave you life." Superior Court Judge James Wagoner also ordered Witt, who was 14 when her mother was stabbed to death in their El Dorado Hills home, held ...
Nancy Garrido's ex-lawyer wants back on caseSan Francisco Chronicle - Wed Nov 25
A state appeals court in Sacramento spurned Gilbert Maines' plea, however, and told him Wednesday he could instead seek reinstatement from the El Dorado County judge who ordered him off the case Nov.
Tylar Witt Can Be Tried As AdultKTXL-TV Sacramento - Tue Nov 24
An El Dorado County judge ruled Tuesday that a 15-year-old girl can be tried as an adult in the slaying of her mother.
Gaming suit against tribe that owns Red Hawk moves to trialBizjournals - Sun Nov 22
Red Hawk Casino opened almost a year ago. The Shingle Springs Band of Miwok, which owns the casino, is fighting off a lawsuit from Sharp Image, a partner in a former casino.
Hearing resumes in June gang stabbingTahoe Daily Tribune - Sun Nov 22
A preliminary hearing for three men accused of involvement in the June stabbing a 15-year-old boy resumed briefly on Friday, but won't conclude until at least the next scheduled court date in the case, on Jan.
Crews rescue rider whose horse fell in remote areaSacramento Bee Newspaper - Sun Nov 22
An injured rider whose horse fell was rescued last week by a California Highway Patrol helicopter and other emergency crews from a remote area along the south fork of the American River in El Dorado County.
Crews rescue fallen horse riderThe Sacramento Bee - Sat Nov 21
An injured rider whose horse fell was rescued this week by a California Highway Patrol helicopter and other emergency crews from a remote area along the south fork of the American River in El Dorado County.
Suspect sought after attempted kidnapping in Pollock Pines areaSacramento Bee Newspaper - Sat Nov 21
El Dorado County sheriff's officials are seeking information about a reported kidnapping and possible sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl in the Pollock Pines area.
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