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FAIRFIELD — The number of new coronavirus cases in Solano County fell Tuesday below the orange tier threshold for the first time in a week. The Solano County Public Health Division reported 25 confirmed cases, taking the total to 32,613. “We have been here before. I don’t want to
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overread that,” Dr. Bela Matyas, the county public health officer, said in a phone interview. The dividing line between red and orange is a 14-day average of 27 or fewer cases. See Marker, Page A9
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VACAVILLE — Gregory Ritchie II was on his way Tuesday to securing a seat on the City Council after a special election in the newly established District 2. Ritchie had 43.63% of the vote as of 10 p.m., the Solano County Elections Office reported. Joe Desmarais had 30.72%, with Curtis Hunt trailing with 25.55%. A total of 3,259 ballots were counted among the 11,175 voters in the district, for a preliminary turnout of 29.2%. No other updates were planned Tuesday night. Ritchie, Desmarais and Hunt each sought to replace Mitch Mashburn on the council. Mashburn left the council at the start of See Election, Page A9
Chauvin’s attorney files motion for new trial The Washington Post MINNEAPOLIS — The attorney for Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder in the death of George Floyd, filed a motion for a new trial Tuesday, alleging that misconduct by the judge, prosecutors and jurors compromised his client’s right to a fair trial. In his motion, Eric Nelson accused Hennepin County District Court Judge Peter Cahill of “abuse of discretion” when he denied a defense request to move the trial out of Minneapolis and later refused to sequester the jury, arguing the intense media coverage of Floyd’s death both before and during the proceedings undermined “the fairness of the trial.” Nelson also contends Chauvin’s defense was damaged by “post-
testimony, but predeliberation intimidation of the defense’s expert witnesses, from which the jury was not insulated.” “Not only did such acts escalate the potential for prejudice in these proceedings, they may result in a far-reaching chilling effort on defendants’ ability to procure expert witness – especially in highprofile cases such as those of Mr. Chauvin’s co-defendants – to testify on their behalf,” Nelson wrote. “The publicity was so pervasive and so prejudicial before and during this trial that it amounted to a structural defect in the proceedings.” Nelson said Cahill’s refusal to sequester the jury before deliberations resulted in exposure to news coverage that was damaging to Chauvin “as well as jury See Chauvin, Page A9
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FAIRFIELD — The City Council’s consideration of awarding retail cannabis permits ran late Tuesday as dozens of callers voiced their support, and some opposition, to the 14 applicants. The decision was not made in time to make the Daily Republic’s Wednesday paper. Go to www.daily republic.com for the council’s decision, and follow the issue online and in Friday’s Daily Republic print publication.
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