Specialists Testify As Expert Witnesses in Sexual Assault Case
By Manuel Espinoza SAN FRANCISCO – On Feb. 26, 2020, a trial charging the defendant with two…
Cops Want More, Public Defender Wants Less for Assault on a Police Officer
By Janeek Mollique and David Greenwald SAN FRANCISCO – Last summer, Tyler Gress was convicted of battery…
Jury Acquits Driver Who Acted in Self-Defense When Confronted by Intoxicated Passengers
(From Press Release – SF Public Defender’s Office) – On February, 25, 2020, a jury acquitted…
Woman Alleges Rape after Waking Up to Man Penetrating Her
SAN FRANCISCO – “[The victim] became aware she was being raped when she woke up to find…
Man Pulls a Knife on Loss Prevention Officers after Being Confronted and Accused of Stealing
By Manuel Espinoza SAN FRANCISCO – On Feb. 19, 2020, in a preliminary hearing a man learned…
Bail Reform Doesn’t Mean Automatic Pretrial Release in San Francisco
SF DA Policy: “Pretrial detention will be based on public safety, not on wealth.” SAN FRANCISCO –…
SB 1437 Hearings in San Francisco
Lifer to be re-sentenced after 33 years in prison; Re-sentencing denied to defendant in 1991 hostage taking…
Man Allegedly Struck in the Head by Security after Being Asked to Leave Bar
By Manuel Espinoza SAN FRANCISCO – On February 05, 2020, a preliminary hearing was held in Department…
Was Man Conscious When He Stabbed Victim on SF Bus?
by Danielle Eden Silva and Manuel Espinoza Defendant’s Consciousness Questions Continue in Attempted Murder Trial By Danielle…
Woman Acquitted of Vehicular Manslaughter Charges at High Injury Risk Street
By Danielle Silva SAN FRANCISCO – A jury acquitted a woman of charged with vehicular manslaughter at…
DA Claims She Was ‘Sandbagged’ by a Testifying Psychologist in Attempted Murder Trial
By Janeek Mollique SAN FRANCISCO – On January 30, 2020, at the Hall of Justice in San…
Man Found Guilty of Misdemeanor after Two Previously Hung Jury Trials And The Exclusion of A Previous Defense Witness
By Danielle Silva and Kyrah Coleman SAN FRANCISCO – A man has been found guilty of violating…
Emergency Room Doctor Testifies at Attempted Murder Trial
By Manuel Espinoza SAN FRANCISCO – On Jan. 29, 2020, a trial was held in Department 12…
Judge Rules That Immigration Court Wrongfully Deprived SF Father of a Fair Bond Hearing
This ground-breaking decision marks the first time a federal judge in California held that the government must…
Observations from Immigration Court in San Francisco
By Amy Mullen San Francisco – On Tuesday, January 21, the Immigration Court of San Francisco had…
Judge Grants Re-Sentencing to Man in Prison Since 1974 Under SB 1437
SAN FRANCISCO – He has been in custody since October 1974, but by next week he can…
Immigrant Representation in Court in Doubt as Move to Van Nuys Is Planned
Last week the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office put out a press release condemning a Trump Administration…
Boudin Begins His Reform Initiatives with Primary Caregiver Diversion
Throughout his campaign for San Francisco District Attorney, Chesa Boudin was open about the impact of being…
Witness Claims He Identified Intruder by Voice and Height during A Cold Show
By Danielle Silva A man states he identified an intruder in an alleyway by voice after he…
Jury Acquits Man after Public Defender Calls Delayed SFPD Investigation & Identification into Doubt
(From Press Release – SF Public Defender’s Office) – On Monday, January 6, 2020, a jury acquitted…
