by Thom Nadeau of Notable trials Pre-trial hearings are usually ho-hum, but what the courtroom jousting revealed Thursday in People v. Leary ranged from the dull to the disturbing. Former sheriff’s Lieutenant Michael Leary faces six criminal counts arising from his stormy relationship with notary public Alyc Maselli and
by Thom Nadeau of Notable Trials Action opened today in pre-trial proceedings in People v. Michael Leary with the defense moving to quash statements Leary made to an investigator on the grounds he was not properly advised that he was at the time the subject of a criminal investigation. The
by Thom Nadeau of Notable Trials The prosecution and defense huddled in chambers with Sacramento Superior Court Judge Ben Davidian yesterday afternoon dickering over which of several motions would be considered in the matter of People v. Michael Leary.. Davidian emerged late in the day to announce that no public
by Thom Nadeau of Notable Trials The trial in People v. Michael Leary was assigned today to Judge Ben Davidian in Department 37 of the fifth floor of the Sacramento Superior Court at 8th and H streets. The lawyer convene with the judge at 1:30 p.m. to layout
by Thom Nadeau of Notable Trials UPDATE!Leary trial assignment was put over today until Wednesday for lack of a judge. Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Geoffrey A. Goodman trailed the matter of People v. Michael Leary, for 8:45 a.m. Wednesday. "The trial will go this week,
by Thom Nadeau of Notable Trials As the Nov. 2 election nears inflammatory flyers are starting to appear. Two materialized out of the blue at last night's Elk Grove candidate forum. Both targeted incumbent candidate Patrick Andrew Hume.Hume declined to comment on both flyers.One flyer – known
by Thom Nadeau of Notable Trials The trial of former Elk Grove City Council member Michael Leary on fraud charges was postponed Wednesday until Oct. 25. Sacramento County Superior court Judge Gary Ransom delayed the trial start at the request of Deputy District Attorney Michael Blazina. Blazina said a key
by Thom Nadeau of Notable Trials Yuba-Sutter’s baritone barrister Brant Bordsen reports he won the weigh-off competition in the Giant Pumpkin Party this weekend in Elk Grove. Caught in the corridors of the Yuba County courthouse Monday, Bordsen – an attorney with the prominent Marysville firm of Rich, Fuidge, Morris
by Thom Nadeau of Notable TrialsA spokesperson for the Sacramento County Grand Jury would neither confirm nor deny whether the investigative body is looking into a rumored probe of Elk Grove City Council member Patrick Hume.Grand Jury Coordinator Becky Castaneda responded Monday to a query left Friday asking whether
by Thom Nadeau of Notable Trials The defense asked for and got Tuesday a postponement of the trial of besieged former Elk Grove City Council member Michael Leary that was to start that day in Sacramento County Superior Court. Defense attorney William Portanova told the court that the defense needed
by Thom Nadeau of Notable Trials Into each life a little rain must fall, which – if one is to judge by former Elk Grove city councilman Michael Leary’s stormy situation – will then be followed by thunder, lightning, high winds, sleet, snow, hail and a longish ice age. Today, on
by Thom Nadeau of Notable Trials The Sacramento District Attorney and Michael Patrick Leary were in Superior Court Wednesday to confirm that Leary’s criminal trial will proceed Tuesday as planned. The appearance is set for 8:45 a.m. in Dept. #9 where a judge will assign a courtroom
by Thom Nadeau of Notable Trials Former Elk Grove City Council member Michael P. Leary has filed a civil lawsuit claiming a cabal of women notary executives cheated him of thousands of dollars through an improper transfer of title. In the suit filed Aug. 18 in Sacramento County Superior Court,
by Thom Nadeau of Notable TrialsThe trial of former Sacramento County sheriff’s Lt. Michael P. Leary’s was again postponed by Sacramento County Superior Court judge Wednesday.Pleading “scheduling problems,” prosecution and defense attorneys joined in asking Judge Gary Ransom to put the trial off until Sept. 14. Another
by Thom Nadeau of Notable Trials Former Sacramento County sheriff’s Lt. Michael P. Leary’s last last pre-trial hearing is set for 1:30 p.m. today in Sacramento County Superior Court. He has pleaded innocent to all of the four felony fraud charges authorities have brought against him.
by Tom Nadeau of Notable Trials The trial of former Elk Grove City Council member Michael Leary, charged with legal wrong-doing in a property transfer deal, will start Sept. 8, a Sacramento County judge ordered Tuesday. Judge Gary Ransom also set one final trial readiness hearing for 1:30 p.