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Sex videos played at rape trial

Written on 3 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Prosecutors played a video of a 40-year-old San Francisco man having sex with a Los Osos teen he allegedly met on Craigslist during a trial Monday in San Luis Obispo Superior Court. The screen was positioned so that jurors could... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay lawyer pleads no contest to stealing from elderly

Written on 30 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A Morro Bay attorney could spend a year in jail following a plea he entered Thursday in a grand theft case involving elderly clients. [Tribune] John Patrick Fennacy, 50, pleaded no contest to a single felony charge of grand theft... (Continue reading)

Judge John Trice accused of violating a divorce court order

Written on 29 Oct, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 34 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Judge John Trice is accused of failing to abide by a court order to provide part of his military retirement benefits to an ex-wife, according to a notice of formal proceedings... (Continue reading)

CAPSLO settles Torres-Hill lawsuit quietly

Written on 29 Oct, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 22 comments

By CCN STAFF Dee Torres-Hill and Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo (CAPSLO) have agreed to a settlement in a lawsuit over alleged discrimination and retaliation. On Oct. 20, the parties agreed to settle after a nearly seven hour... (Continue reading)

Butt dial gets Grover Beach company sued

Written on 28 Oct, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 7 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAM Have you ever butt dialed someone and then worried about what they may have overheard? A San Luis Obispo County woman is suing a Grover Beach company for allegedly firing her after her supervisor inadvertently left a... (Continue reading)

Two Paso Robles men sentenced for murders

Written on 28 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A pair of Paso Robles men received prison sentences Tuesday for second-degree murder convictions. San Luis Obispo Judge Michael Duffy sentenced John Steven Danner, 25, to 40 years to life in prison. Duffy sentence Herbert Brown, 32, to 15 years... (Continue reading)

Trice appeals to the public to save his judicial seat

Written on 27 Oct, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 27 comments

By CCN STAFF San Luis Obispo Superior Court Judge John Trice is apparently facing charges of misconduct before the Judicial Council and the California Supreme Court according to a press release received from his defense attorney, Eugene Iredale with Iredale... (Continue reading)

Bailiff arrests state attorney in SLO courtroom

Written on 23 Oct, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 32 comments

By KAREN VELIE Following a spat between two attorneys arguing a case in a San Luis Obispo courtroom, a bailiff arrested a state attorney for resisting or obstructing a peace officer, San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Executive Officer Susan... (Continue reading)

Developer wins restraining order against Pismo Beach

Written on 22 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A San Luis Obispo judge has ordered the city of Pismo Beach to turn a Shell Beach developer’s utilities back on amid a legal dispute between the city and the property owner. [KCOY] Mike Spangler is trying to develop the... (Continue reading)

Man gets 23 years for sexual assault in SLO bathroom

Written on 20 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A 49-year-old man received a 23-year prison sentence Monday for an incident in which he lured a developmentally disabled teen into a San Luis Obispo bathroom and attempted to rape her. [Tribune] Manuel Reyes Luevano faced charges of forced oral... (Continue reading)