Two Men Re-Sentenced and Released Under SB 1437
San Francisco – On Monday Judge John K. Stewart formally re-sentenced Emmitt Lewis and Michael Wilson to…
SF Judge Grants 1437 Petition, Two Men Expected to Be Released Upon Re-Sentencing
San Francisco – In what is believed to be the first of its kind, a San Francisco…
A Judge Out of Control, Machinations of Justice and Injustice in Ordinary Cases
San Francisco – My court watching duties on Thursday in San Francisco took me into Department 9. …
Candidates Get Testy during the Candidate Question Portion of the SF DA Debate – Part III
San Francisco – District Attorney candidates vying for an open seat in November met at the UC…
Trial Opens in Case of Man Accused of Punching San Francisco Police Officer
Defense Claims It Was Self-Defense and Mistaken Identity San Francisco – Did Tyler Gress steal merchandise from…
Give a Person a Fish and Tell Them to Move Along
By Marshall Hammons The public filled half of the seats. City employees filled the remainder. The main…
District Attorney Candidates Meet in Candidate Forum in San Francisco – Part 2
San Francisco – District Attorney candidates vying for an open seat in November met at the UC…
Dispute Over Who the Driver Was Highlights 1437 Hearing
By Ehsan Sadeghi San Francisco – San Francisco’s first evidentiary hearing under California’s new felony-murder law continued…
District Attorney Candidates Meet in Candidate Forum in San Francisco – Part 1
San Francisco – District Attorney candidates vying for an open seat in November met at the UC…
SB 1421 Working Group Meet, Discussion Definition of Sustained Complaints
By Marshall Hammons San Francisco – Representatives from various City agencies, departments, and units within SFPD once…
Evidentiary Hearing Held to Determine Murder Conviction Under New SB 1437 Law
by Nabil Sirur San Francisco – Will a San Francisco judge throw out 13-year-old murder convictions under…
Forensic Expert Testifies in DUI Case
by Marshall Hammons In Department 16, in front of Judge Rene Navarro, expert witness Michael D. Laufer…
Judge Issues Ruling on DNA Issue in “Rideshare Rapist” Case
by Lauren Bradley San Francisco – In Department 26 of the Hall of Justice, Judge Lam gave…
Closing Arguments Heard in Armed Robbery Case
by Nabil Sirur Closing arguments were presented in Department 25 for the trial of defendant Mr. Rivas,…
DA Attempts to Keep Criminal Charges on Woman After DUI Charges Dismissed
Originally, Keya Pikes was on trial for a misdemeanor DUI as well as a misdemeanor for driving…
Judge Denies Conditional Release of Suspect Awaiting Trial in Auto Burglary
By Zac Keenan Judge Puri denied both a motion to reduce the charges and to release on…
Judge Orders Further Briefing After Oral Arguments on DNA Issue in “Rideshare Rapist” Case
by SF Court Watch Staff The defense has challenged the collection of DNA from a defendant in…
Judge Reduces Charge Down to Misdemeanor Following Preliminary Hearing
SAN FRANCISCO – Judge Rita Lin, after hearing a full preliminary hearing, following a break watched the…
Woman Acquitted of Murdering Grandmother
By Marshall Hammons, Pam Nichada, and Ruby Wilks On Monday afternoon, the jury returned with a verdict…
Why Is the SF Police Commission Slow to Release Police Records? Part I
By Lauren Bradley and Marshall Hammons It has been seven months since January when Senate Bill 1421…
