Why does the jury in a criminal case have to be unanimous? Ask the lawyer - Anaheim news - NewsLocker (2024)

Q: The prosecution in a criminal case has to not only prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, but also bring in a unanimous jury to get a conviction. Who are we protecting here? Why does the verdict have to be unanimous?
T.W., Tustin
Ron Sokol
A: The justification for requiring a unanimous jury in criminal cases is that no one should be deprived of their liberty unless it is fully agreed upon. In the typical civil case, a unanimous jury is not mandatory because often the result is to award moneta

Alexander: Dodgers’ young pitchers learn some lessons

LOS ANGELES — They might be good, maybe eventually very good, but young pitchers still have things to learn. And while those bumps in the road can be learning experiences and eventually beneficial, that can be scant comfort when the result is grisly.
Gavin Stone and Michael Grove, two of the Dodgers’ early-season surprises, both dealt with the harsh parts of a rookie’s education on Tuesday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Stone, who has been a solid part of the rotation

LAFC shuts out Loudon United FC to reach U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals

LOS ANGELES — Creating their own energy inside a limited-capacity BMO Stadium, the Los Angeles Football Club cruised past Loudoun United FC to reach the U.S. Open Cup quarterfinal round for the third time.
Goals from Timothy Tillman, Cristian Olivera and the first in Black & Gold for 21-year-old Tomas Angel pushed LAFC past the USL Championship side, 3-0.
Fans occupied the lower bowl on the east side of the stadium as well as half the supporters’ section in the north end on Tuesd

Do you know her? Authorities seek to identify Jane Doe found in Orange County on Ortega Highway in 2006

With the help of a forensic artist from the Miami-Dade Police Department, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department on Tuesday released an updated forensic rendering of a woman whose body was found on the side of Ortega Highway in 2006; and is seeking help from the public in identifying the woman.
On Jan. 31, 2006, a pair of sightseers discovered the woman roughly 10 feet below a cliff, barefoot, dressed in blue jeans and a black Lycra top. Authorities described the Jane Doe as a 105-pound La

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Dodgers’ pitching lets them down in loss to Diamondbacks

LOS ANGELES — For 27 games – 21 of them victories – the Dodgers’ pitching was the staple ingredient in a winning formula.
The cupboard was bare Tuesday night.
The Arizona Diamondbacks piled up 12 hits, including a three-run home run by former Dodger Joc Pederson and the Dodgers’ offense couldn’t keep up, losing 7-3 to snap a four-game winning streak.
The seven runs allowed by Dodgers pitchers matched the most runs they had allowed in a game since April 19. The

Dearica Hamby, Sparks rally to beat Mystics for their 1st win

LONG BEACH — Lexie Brown had a game-high 20 points and Dearica Hamby had her second double-double of the season with 17 points and 18 rebounds as the Sparks used a strong second-half surge to pull off a 70-68 comeback win against the Washington Mystics on Tuesday night at Long Beach State’s Walter Pyramid.
The Sparks (1-2) trailed 47-40 with 4:32 left in the third quarter but turned the tide with a 15-5 run and took a 55-52 lead on Hamby’s layup with 46 seconds left in the thir

Angels fall to Astros in 10 innings

HOUSTON —The Houston Astros showed how easy it can be to drive in an automatic runner, just after the Angels failed to even put a ball in play when they had a chance.
Alex Bregman moved the runner over with a fly ball and then Jeremy Peña singled, sending the Angels to a 6-5, 10-inning loss on Tuesday night.
In the top of the 10th, Kevin Pillar, Logan O’Hoppe and Jo Adell all struck out against Astros closer Josh Hader when they had their chance to get the automatic runner hom

Pro-Palestine protesters rally at CSU headquarters to demand university system divests from Israel

Scores of pro-Palestinian protesters rallied in front of the Cal State University Chancellor’s Office in Long Beach on Tuesday, May 21, urging the system to, among other demands, divest from Israel — and celebrating the announcement this week that the CSU’s Sacramento campus would do just that.
Tuesday’s protesters also demanded that the 23-campus CSU to boycott Israel, disclose its investments and call for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war and a free Palestine. Though

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Bobby Miller progressing toward return – creating a dilemma for Dodgers

LOS ANGELES — Planning for the future is part of the job. But Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes breaks out in a wide smile and laughs at the question of how the Dodgers will integrate Bobby Miller back into their starting rotation when the young right-hander is ready to return from the injured list.
The Dodgers’ five-man rotation of Tyler Glasnow, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, James Paxton, Gavin Stone and Walker Buehler are all currently healthy and pitching well lately. Right-hander Land

Garden Grove selects Matt LemMon of Tamalpais as football coach

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber.Subscribe nowGarden Grove has hired Matt LemMon of Tamalpais in Northern California as its football coach, the Argonauts and Garden Grove Unified announced Tuesday.
LemMon, 32, led Tamalpais, located in Mill Valley, the past seven seasons. He guided the school to an 8-4 record last season and a trip to the second round of North Coast Section Division 3 playoffs.
Tamalpais finished third in the challenging Marin County

Pride 2024: 8 Los Angeles hotels offering discounts and perks for June’s celebration

If you’re looking for a place to stay after partying at Pride this June, LA’s hotels are offering a range of perks.
Pride is a celebration and commemoration of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan and the impact that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals have had on history locally, nationally, and internationally. Long Beach got a head start with its Pride parties in Marina Green Park on Saturday and Sunday, May 18-19. West Hollywood also already launched festivitie

LA County asks state to fund free legal services for immigrant students at all 23 CSU campuses

By ANUSHA SHANKAR
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors directed its lobbying staff Tuesday to advocate for the preservation of state funding for the California State University Immigration Legal Services Project, which is facing the potential of its annual $7 million in funds being cut to $1.8 million.
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s May budget revision released on May 10 included about $33 million in proposed cuts to programs that fund local service providers offering free legal support for im

Ron Washington expresses confidence in Angels closer Carlos Estévez

HOUSTON — Angels manager Ron Washington was crystal clear in his assessment of Carlos Estévez and his current role with the team.
“He’s our closer,” Washington said before Tuesday’s game against the Houston Astros.
Estévez has been shaky for most of the season, carrying a 5.17 ERA through his first 15 games. He picked up the save on Monday night, but he allowed a run and he would have allowed another if not for right fielder Jo Adell robbing a homer.
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3 men face federal charges tied to theft of $800,000 in stolen checks from post offices

Three men face mail theft, bank fraud and other federal charges with authorities accusing them of stealing mail from post offices throughout Southern California and about $800,000 from victims by depositing stolen checks and immediately withdrawing the cash.
They ran a scheme from November 2022 to August 2023, U.S. Postal Inspection Service officials said, working with four juveniles and others who provided bank-account information.
One of the men and one of the juveniles first deposited a stole

Bill advances in Sacramento to make social media pay for harm to California kids

Social media platforms may be held financially liable for harm caused to California’s minors thanks to a bill authored by Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal, D-Long Beach.
AB 3172 would impose financial liabilities on large social media companies if a court finds that they knowingly offered products or design features that resulted in harm to minors.
The bill secured a major victory on Monday by clearing the state Assembly with across the aisle support. It now heads to the state Senate for a vo

Kids form human art on the sand to spell message for environmental change

It’s all about creating a ripple, with the hope that children who learn about the environment will share the message with their friends and family, and they, too, will care for the coast in their own way.
About 1,000 students from 12 inland schools throughout Anaheim, Garden Grove, Orange, Santa Ana and Fullerton visited Huntington State Beach on Tuesday, May 21, to help spruce up the beach and share a message on the sand using their bodies to form the words “Make Ripples,” as

QB Matthew Stafford at OTAs as Rams stay quiet on contract talks

THOUSAND OAKS — As the Rams jogged out onto the field for their second day of OTAs, a red No. 9 jersey was among them.
Quarterback Matthew Stafford has been present and has participated through the Rams’ first two days of OTAs this week, despite some concerns about the structure of his contract.
Stafford declined to speak to reporters through a Rams spokesperson Tuesday, and head coach Sean McVay was short when discussing the talks between the sides after practice.
“Out of resp

Rams RB Kyren Williams to miss OTAs with foot injury

THOUSAND OAKS — Rams running back Kyren Williams was working with the training staff at the start of practice Tuesday before joining his teammates on the sidelines in street clothes.
The third-year back injured his foot during offseason workouts, head coach Sean McVay said, so he will be kept off the field for the entirety of OTAs and the June minicamp. Williams is expected to be back in time for training camp in July.
“It’s probably good,” McVay joked. “That maniac

Riley Keough files suit to stop ‘fraudulent’ Graceland sale

By Adrian Sainz | Associated Press
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Elvis Presley’s estate is fighting what it says is a fraudulent scheme to auction off Graceland to the highest bidder.
An auction had been scheduled for Thursday this week, but a Memphis judge blocked it after Presley’s granddaughter Riley Keough sought a temporary restraining order and filed a lawsuit, court documents show.
A public notice for a foreclosure sale of the 13-acre estate in Memphis posted earlier in May said Prom

Sunkist Elementary students paint new mural: ‘If you can dream it you can do it’

Fifth-grader Faith Hernandez, 10, ran toward a wall after school on a sunny afternoon in May, eager to begin painting a new mural with her schoolmates at Sunkist Elementary, the second large art piece for the campus.
“The most exciting part is being able to paint something that I got to see people paint last year,” Faith said. “I feel I get a special part in something I really like.”
Faith’s instructor for the day was local artist Carla Roque. She, along with

American Airlines blames 9-year-old girl for being filmed in plane bathroom: ‘Shocking and outrageous’

American Airlines, facing lawsuits after a flight attendant allegedly filmed girls using plane bathrooms, is blaming a 9-year-old girl for being secretly recorded.
The airline in a new court filing is arguing that the young girl should have known that the airplane toilet contained a recording device.
“Defendant would show that any injuries or illnesses alleged to have been sustained by Plaintiff, Mary Doe, were proximately caused by Plaintiff’s own fault and negligence,” Americ

Aliso Viejo man was childhood friend of UPS driver he’s accused of shooting to death

The man suspected of fatally shooting a United Parcel Service driver on his route in Irvine last week was on disability from the company and a childhood friend of the victim, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office said on Tuesday, May 21.
Rhean Jalipa Fontanoza, 46, of Aliso Viejo was arrested over the weekend after he spent days in a hospital following his Thursday standoff in Orange with police while barricading in a pickup truck just hours after officials said he shot and killed E

70 years since Brown V. Board of Education and California still has work to do

May 17th marked the 70th anniversary since the landmark decision in Brown V. Board of Education ostensibly eradicated racial segregation in public schools. Yet, in 2024, many states’ education systems, including California’s, are still stuck in the past due to residential assignment. It’s time state policymakers eliminate residential assignment and address sharing for good by mandating statewide open enrollment so the Brown decision can finally live up to its full potential.&nb

Have a berry fun time at the 2024 Strawberry Festival in Garden Grove

The Garden Grove Strawberry Festival marks its 64th anniversary with four days of fun this weekend.
A highlight of the festival is always the parade, which on Saturday will kick off at 10 a.m. and travels Chapman Avenue, Euclid Avenue and down by Garden Grove High. The parade will feature floats, equestrian groups, marching bands and more.
The festival launches with an opening reception on Friday and continues through Memorial Day. It takes place along Main Street and up to Euclid Avenue. There

Defense rests without ex-President Trump taking the witness stand in his New York hush money trial

By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JAKE OFFENHARTZ, JILL COLVIN and COLLEEN LONG
NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s lawyers rested their defense Tuesday without the former president taking the witness stand in his New York hush money criminal trial, moving the case closer to the moment when the jury will begin deciding his fate.
“Your honor, the defense rests,” Trump lawyer Todd Blanche told the judge. Trump’s team concluded with testimony from a former federal prosecutor who had been cal

Orange County softball Top 25: Pacifica finishes No. 1 after claiming record ninth CIF-SS title, May 21

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber.Subscribe nowThe final Orange County softball rankings for 2024.
Notable this week:Pacifica, the top-ranked team in Orange County entering the season, finishes No. 1 after defeating Orange Lutheran 3-0 in the CIF-SS Division 1 final. It was the Mariners’ Southern Section record ninth title. … Orange Lutheran, which moved to No. 1 after the Carew Classic, slips one spot to No. 2.
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Orange County softball final Top 25: Pacifica finishes No. 1 in 2024

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber.Subscribe nowThe final Orange County softball rankings for 2024.
Notable this week:Pacifica, the top-ranked team in Orange County entering the season, finishes No. 1 after defeating Orange Lutheran 3-0 in the CIF-SS Division 1 final. … It was the Mariners’ second Division 1 title in a row and their record ninth title overall … Orange Lutheran, which moved to No. 1 after the Carew Classic, sli

Shakira, Enrique Iglesias and Los Tigres Del Norte headline the third annual Besame Mucho Festival

Get ready to grab your tío, botas and sombrero because Bésame Mucho, the ultimate multi-generational, multi-genre Latino music fest is returning to Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday, December 21.
The single-day event, which debuted in 2022, will again include pop, Regional Mexican, merengue, cumbia and rock en Español acts performing across four stages dubbed Besa, Pop, Classicas and Banda.
This year’s headliners include Colombian Latin pop sensation and Grammy

Upcoming state audit targets California’s housing mandates

California housing regulators are demanding that cities statewide develop meticulous plans to add 2.5 million affordable and market-rate homes by the end of the decade — but some local officials say the process sets them up for failure.
Frustrated mayors and city councilmembers say the new planning requirements are needlessly confusing and that regulators have been slow to review the plans that have been submitted. They argue the convoluted process is leaving some cities vulnerable to unfa

What are the betting odds for first Donald Trump-Joe Biden debate?

Todd Dewey | Las Vegas Review-Journal (TNS)
LAS VEGAS — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have agreed to participate intwo presidential debates.The first one will take place June 27 at CNN’s studios in Atlanta.
The betting line on which candidate will win the first debate opened at pick’em at BetOnline.ag, an offshore sportsbook that operates illegally in the U.S. The two were each listed at -120.
Heavy action on Trump caused the book to make him