Guerneville strangler questions restitution as he starts life prison sentence
Convicted killer Andrew Sharkey calls order to repay victims “moot”; the 38-year-old will be behind bars at least until he’s 70… Read More »
DA Ravitch can’t pull the trigger on gun words
The normally eloquent chief prosecutor stumbles briefly during closing arguments in Jarrod Miller murder trial… Read More »
Score one for The General
Judge Medvigy showed no bias against SR defense attorney Stephen Turer… Read More »
Santa Rosa lawyer on winning streak after heart surgery
Less than a year after major operation, Stephen Turer remains force in the courtroom… Read More »
Lawyers with Heart fundraiser dinner Friday night
The annual dinner, dance and wine auction benefitting child abuse prevention starts 5:30 p.m. Friday at the Mary Agatha Furth Center in Windsor. Advance tickets start at $100. Details: http://legalaidsc.org/pdf/LawyerswithHeart_2012.pdf
No hug for thug
Santa Rosa gang-banger denied hug with mom before starting 17-year prison sentence… Read More »
Judge gets clean bill of health after passing out on bench
Jim Bertoli blacked out after trying to suppress feelings of nausea; family law session halted… Read More »
Computer error keeps Santa Rosa man in jail for New Year’s holiday
Barry Shell, 53, was ordered to be released Dec. 27 after serving his time for a second-degree burglary conviction and parole violations stemming from past drug offenses.
But there was a problem in the computer. Jailers said they couldn’t release him last week because of an outdated “hold” from California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Are pit bulls evil or just misunderstood?
Opinions fly after attack on 89-year-old Santa Rosa man and his black lab; pit bull owner arrested on felony charge… Read More »
Judge Mark Tansil sides with Santa Rosa Diocese in priest molestation claim
The alleged acts of child molesting occurred in the 1980s up in Eureka, California at the St. Bernard’s Rectory. The plaintiffs were altar boys at the time, their ages ranging from 9 to 17.
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