Court notes -- week ending Feb. 22, 2008

Juan M. Serratos-Arellano, 37, was found guilty for an amended charge of driving under the influence, (12/11/99 case).

Arellano was sentenced to 60 days in jail (55 days suspended), placed on one year probation, placed into a treatment program, had his drivers license suspended for 180 days and fined $400 ($400 suspended) plus $199 in court costs. Arellano had a charge of failure to purchase and holding an invalid drivers license (12/11/99 case) dismissed by the prosecutor.

Jose R. Sierra, 36, was found guilty for driving under the influence, (2/5/00 case). The case has been withheld.

Jason D. Root, 27, was found guilty for the possession of a controlled substance, (10/15/04 case). Root was sentenced to 60 days in jail (50 days suspended, one day credited, 9 days work release), placed on one year probation and fined $1,000 ($500 suspended) plus $737 in court costs.

Root had a charge of the use or possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia, (10/15/04 case), dismissed by the prosecutor.

Root was found guilty for contempt of court and sentenced to 5 days in jail, (3/27/06 case).

Root was found guilty for contempt of court (3/27/06 case). Root was sentenced to five days in jail, placed on nine months probation, and fined $250 ($250 suspended) plus $75 in court costs.

Root was found guilty for the use or under influence of a controlled substance (4/12/06 case). Root was sentenced to 180 days (150 days suspended) and ordered to pay $621.50 in court costs.

Root was found guilty of contempt of court. Root was sentenced to five days in jail, issued a work release, placed on nine months probation and fined $250 ($250 suspended).

Lauren J. Leblanc, 22, had a charge of the possession, consumption and the purchase of an alcoholic beverage by a minor (4/22/05 case) dismissed by the prosecutor.

Leblanc was found guilty for resisting or obstructing officers, (4/22/05 case). Leblanc was sentenced to 30 days in jail (20 days suspended, 40 hours community service in lieu of jail-complete in 75 days), placed on one year probation and fined $250 plus $194.50 in court costs.

Leblanc was found guilty for contempt of court (10/21/05 case). Leblanc was fined $75 plus $50 in court costs.

Armando Sahagun, 40, was found guilty for driving under the influence, (6/13/99 case). Sahagun was sentenced to six months in jail (five months, 15 days suspended, credit for 10 days only concurrent with Count II), placed on 1 year probation, had his drivers license suspended for 365 days and fined $1,000 ($1,000 suspended).

Sahagun was found guilty for resisting or obstructing officers (6/13/99 case). Sahagun was sentenced to 30 days in jail (20 days suspended, concurrent with Count I).

Sahagun had a charge of driving without privileges (6/13/99 case), dismissed by the prosecutor. Sahagun was found guilty for the unlawful transportation of an open container of liquor, (6/13/99 case).

Sarah G. Williamson, 33, was found guilty for an amended charge of driving without privileges, (6/11/07 case-amended to failure to purchase and holding an invalid drivers license). Williamson was fined $150 plus $147.50 in court costs. Williamson was found guilty of contempt of court (11/29/07 case). Williamson was sentenced to five days in jail (five days suspended), placed on one year probation and fined $50.

James R. Mann, 56, was found guilty for an amended charge of reckless driving (8/16/07 case-inattentive/careless driving). The case has been withheld.

Trevor D. Waters, 17, had an amended charge of the purchasing, consumption and possession of an alcoholic beverage by a minor (12/13/07 case) amended to possession, consumption and purchase of an alcoholic beverage by a minor), dismissed by the prosecutor. Waters had an amended charge of the possession of a controlled substance (12/13/07 case-amended to the possession, use or influence of marijuana/paraphernalia by a minor), dismissed by the prosecutor.

Alfredo G. Catolico, 19, was found guilty of reckless driving (1/6/08 case). Catolico was sentenced to 15 days in jail (13 days suspended), placed on 1 year probation and fined $500 ($250 suspended) plus $75.50 in court costs.

Damien A. Valentine, 28, was found guilty for driving under the influence (1/15/08 case). The case has been withheld.

Courtney K. Birrell, 29, was found guilty for reckless driving, (1/31/08 case). Birrell was sentenced to 30 days in jail (25 days suspended), placed on one year probation and fined $500 ($200 suspended) plus $135.50 in court costs.

Salvador Manruguez, (age unknown), was found guilty for failure to purchase and holding an invalid drivers license (2/4/08 case). Manruguez was fined $68.50 plus $75.50 in court costs.

Robert Blayney, 37, was found guilty for failure to notify upon striking fixtures on a highway (2/7/08 case). Blayney was fined $115.50 plus $75.50 in court costs.

Josiah D. Gliddon, 16, was found guilty for the possession, distribution and the use of tobacco by a minor (2/7/08 case). Gliddon was fined $75.50.

Marshall Carruthers I, 25, was found guilty for the wasteful destruction and the mutilation of wildlife (1/14/08 case). Carruthers was fined $125 plus $88 in court costs.

Phillip A. Mashak, 22, was found guilty for the failure to purchase and holding an invalid drivers license (2/9/08 case). Mashak was fined $68.50 plus $75.50 in court costs.

Francisco Garcia-Pulido, 24, was found guilty for a violation of his drivers or commercial drivers license,(2/9/08 case). Pulido was fined $68.50 plus $75.50 in court costs.

Michael Allen Barningham, 23, was found guilty for dogs running at large (2/11/08 case). Barningham was fined $15.50 plus $41.50 in court costs.

Richard N. Purdy, 43, was found guilty (2/14/08 case) of driving without priviledges. Purdy was sentenced to five days in jail (two days credited), had his drivers license suspended for 180 days and fined $300 plus $90.50 in court costs. Purdy was found guilty for operating without liability insurance (2/14/08 case). Purdy was fined $150.

Isidro Saucedo-Martinez, 30, was found guilty for the failure to purchase and holding an invalid drivers license (2/16/08 case). Martinez was sentenced to five days in jail (four days credited) and fined $200 plus $75.50 in court costs.

Jose L. Nava-Martinez, 27, had a charge of driving without privileges -- 3 offenses, (2/18/08 case), dismissed by the court.