It seems the Sixth Amendment needs a rewrite here in Riverside County: “The accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, except in Riverside County, where your case may be dismissed ...

In one fell swoop, a sexual battery case was dismissed, the suspect was set free and a victim was left with no justice or peace. Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin said the case was first ...

COVID-19 restrictions are easing at Riverside County courthouses, allowing the public access to courtrooms and clerk counters to conduct legal business and pay tickets much like the pre-pandemic world ...

The Riverside County Superior Court will reduce services and furlough most of its staff one day each month beginning in January to help offset state budget cuts, court officials said. Furloughs will ...

Hundreds of felony and misdemeanor cases that piled up during the pandemic have been dismissed in Riverside County Superior Court during the last two weeks because of a shortage of judges, according ...

All Richard Lilya wants is to see his day in court. Unfortunately, because of a shortage of judges, he might not get it. "it was dismissed and it was really, it's really quite sad," Lilya said while ...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (CNS) -- The vast majority of criminal cases being dismissed in Riverside County are coming before judges in Indio, who are voiding charges against defendants in both felony and ...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KABC) -- The Riverside County courts are dismissing hundreds of criminal cases, in which many of the accused suspects are considered to be violent, due to a massive backlog and the ...

To pare down the backlog of unresolved cases set for trial and prevent the ongoing cascade of dismissals that critics say pose a risk to public safety, the Riverside County Superior Court has expanded ...