Attorney in kidnapping case wins temporary stay

Nevada Appeal - Sat Nov 28

An attorney for kidnapping suspect Nancy Garrido says he has won a stay delaying a lower court's order ousting him from the case.

Gift drive for Sacramento-area seniors starts Tuesday

Sacramento Bee - Sat Nov 28

Children are traditionally of the focus of attention during the Christmas season, but many older folks could use a little holiday cheer, too.

Appeal temporarily keeps Nancy Garrido's lawyer on case

Sacramento Bee - Sat Nov 28

Nancy Garrido's lawyer, Gilbert Maines, left, remains on her case after being accused of talking about it.

Nancy Garrido's lawyer back on case, for now

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 questioned

Tahoe 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 adult

Sacramento 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 case

San 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 Adult

KTXL-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 trial

Bizjournals - 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 stabbing

Tahoe 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.