San Francisco Judge Releases Defendant in Safeway Assault Despite Objections
A San Francisco Superior Court judge granted an accused individual release on their own recognizance during a July 27 custodial status hearing, despite prosecutorial... Read more.
San Francisco Judge Drops Felony Charge, Citing Failure to Prove Use of Force
A San Francisco Superior Court judge dismissed a felony charge of forcible vehicle entry during a preliminary hearing after finding prosecutors failed to present... Read more.
COURT WATCH: Prosecution Alleges $180,000 Fraud in Seal Rock Inn Trial
A trial commenced July 8 in San Francisco Superior Court, presenting conflicting accounts regarding a former Seal Rock Inn employee accused of a fraudulent refund... Read more.
San Francisco Judge Denies Motion to Suppress Evidence in Drug Case
San Francisco Superior Court Judge Dawn Payne denied a defense motion to suppress evidence and held an accused individual to answer on six felony counts of possessing... Read more.
Court Watch: Judge Payne Denies Suppression, Orders Trial on Six Felony Drug Charges
San Francisco Superior Court Judge Dawn Payne denied a defense motion to suppress evidence, subsequently holding an individual to answer on six felony counts of... Read more.
Court Watch: Judge Accepts Negotiated Plea Deal after Defense Raises Judicial Integrity Concerns
San Francisco Superior Court Judge Matthew Kahn accepted a negotiated plea agreement for a DUI defendant, rejecting defense arguments that revisiting the disposition... Read more.
Court Watch: Judge Kahn Accepts DUI Plea Despite Integrity Dispute
Judge Matthew Kahn accepted a negotiated plea agreement during a July 6 sentencing hearing in Department 11 of the San Francisco Superior Court for a DUI offense,... Read more.
SF Judge Orders Release after Administrative Error Leads to Accused’s Injury
An accused individual, despite consistent appearances at scheduled court hearings, was arrested on an outstanding bench warrant, a circumstance her defense counsel... Read more.
SF Judge Restricts Unhoused Defendant’s Travel Amid Passport Dispute
During a San Francisco Superior Court hearing, defense counsel asserted an unhoused accused woman no longer possessed her passport following a theft. Conversely,... Read more.