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Joseph Richard "Rick" Distaso (born January 25, 1967, in Los Angeles County, California) [2] is an American lawyer and judge.. He was the Stanislaus County, California, senior deputy district attorney who served as the lead prosecutor in the case against Scott Peterson, charged with and later convicted of murdering his wife Laci Peterson and their unborn child Conner Peterson in 2002.
Court operations moved to the Hall of Records in 1939 (at 1100 I St), and the old courthouse was demolished in 1958 to clear space for the current county offices. [ 6 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] The current main court house (800 11th St) was dedicated on April 23, 1960, and criticized as a "large undistinguished box". [ 6 ]
Another quirk is that because the superior courts are now fully unified with all courts of inferior jurisdiction, the superior courts must hear relatively minor cases that previously would have been heard in such inferior courts, such as infractions, misdemeanors, "limited civil" actions (actions where the amount in controversy is below $35,000), and "small claims" actions.
The New Orleans-based 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that the measure failed a stringent test set by the Supreme Court in a 2022 ruling that required gun laws to be “consistent with ...
A sting operation by a Stanislaus County task force resulted in the arrest of a Stockton man on human trafficking and other charges, as well as the rescue of a 17-year-old girl.
The five-member elected Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors (BOS) is the county legislature. The board operates in a legislative, executive, and quasi-judicial capacity. . As a legislative authority, it can pass ordinances for the unincorporated areas (ordinances that affect the whole county, like posting of restaurant ratings, must be ratified by the individual cit
Stanislaus County officials did not release specific information on the three xylazine deaths but said the substance is increasing in the street drug supply. 3 deaths caused by ‘tranq ...
Stanislaus County (/ ˈ s t æ n ɪ s l ɔː (s)/ ⓘ; [7] Spanish: Condado de Estanislao) [8] [9] [10] is a county located in the San Joaquin Valley of the U.S. state of California. As of 2023, its estimated population is 564,404. [11] The county seat is Modesto. [12] Stanislaus County makes up the Modesto metropolitan statistical area.