California Judge Allows 'Zoloft Defense' in Rape Case

SANTA CRUZ - In a step toward neighborhood ... Edwards was sent back to prison at least eight times for violating his parole, according to records from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Authorities said he also spent ...

Christopher Doyon, aka Commander X, faces 15 years in prison for assaulting the county website of Santa Cruz, California to protest the forcible removal of a homeless encampment on the courthouse steps. read more

SANTA CRUZ -- In a muted conclusion to a ... throughout the state and may have moved to Southern California. Charges against Daniel Onesto were dropped due to an alibi proved by attorney Michelle Lipperd. And defense attorney Art Dudley said ...

A section of the California civil code also ... general manager of the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter. "It's just very unfortunate that things like this happen." Santa Rosa attorney Ben Karpilow, who specializes in disability law, said he ...

The disciplinary charges against Benson come nearly two years after another former Santa Clara County deputy district attorney, Ben Field, was suspended for four years, one of the stiffest punishments ever levied against a California prosecutor.

His team even won the California State Championship. Mr. Heinsohn holds the title of a Triple Diamond Coaching Award from the National Forensics League, and in 2007 he worked with the State Champion team in Public Forum Debate. Mr. Heinsohn holds a degree ...

The court handles appeals from Santa Clara, San Benito, Santa Cruz, and Monterey counties. Danner, a 41-year-old from Palo Alto, has served as a prosecutor in the criminal division of California’s Northern District federal court system since 2007.

Activists converging inside abandoned Wells Fargo bank (Photo by Bradley Stuart Allen) But the Santa Cruz County District Attorney’s Office tried ... that flimsy argument and dismissed all charges against Allen and Darocy on Monday, May ...

A section of the California civil code also ... general manager of the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter. "It's just very unfortunate that things like this happen." Santa Rosa attorney Ben Karpilow, who specializes in disability law, said he ...

TUCSON, Ariz.—A Mexican man who's a convicted felon in California has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison in southern Arizona. Federal prosecutors said Friday that 38-year-old Salvador Gomez-Lopez was given a 71-month prison ...

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (AP) - A California raspberry grower has lost a court bid to avoid re-hiring a farm worker fired for union activity. The Santa Cruz Sentinel ( http://bit.ly/J3va3D ) says the Watsonville Dutra Farms case is considered a test of a new state law designed to strengthen the rights of farm workers to organize.

A California raspberry grower has been found in contempt for disobeying a court order to re-hire a farm worker fired for union activity. The Santa Cruz Sentinel () says Watsonville's Dutra Farms was fined $1,500 on Wednesday. The case is considered a test ...

Davis, who beat the murder rap, became a prominent CPUSA official and college professor at the University of California at Santa Cruz. She later started an ... Another King adviser was New York attorney Stanley Levison, who had been involved in Communist ...

A California raspberry grower has been found in contempt for disobeying a court order to re-hire a farm worker fired for union activity. The Santa Cruz Sentinel (http://bit.ly/JyeXEh) says Watsonville's Dutra Farms was fined $1,500 on Wednesday.

A California raspberry grower has been found in contempt for disobeying a court order to re-hire a farm worker fired for union activity. The Santa Cruz Sentinel (http://bit.ly/JyeXEh) says Watsonville's Dutra Farms was fined $1,500 on Wednesday.

California's budget deficit has swelled ... offenders from state prisons to county jails. A second tax hike headed for the November ballot is being promoted by Los Angeles civil rights attorney Molly Munger, whose initiative would raise income ...

While dozens of other medical marijuana dispensaries around the state have been forced to shut down since California's four U.S. attorneys launched the ... was located next to a preschool in Santa Cruz. In February, armed gunmen robbed the ...

In an open letter to the community, the Visalia opthamologist says legal actions related to the Irish Christian ... a bankruptcy claim on behalf of the other boy who attended the trip, who has chosen not to be named. Southern California attorney ...

WATSONVILLE, Calif.—A California raspberry grower has lost a court bid to avoid re-hiring a farm worker fired for union activity. The Santa Cruz Sentinel ( http://bit.ly/J3va3D) says the Watsonville Dutra Farms case is considered a test of a ...

In August, the court agreed to hear the case, California Redevelopment Association v. Matosantos, on an expedited basis in order to reach a decision before Jan. 15, 2012, when the first payments under the legislation would be due. Contact Tracy ...