Eleven Years Later, Deshon Marman Stays Stuck in System after Questionable Airplane Pants Charge
By Alana Bleimann SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Eleven years after apparently being racially profiled on an airplane…
Public Defender Accuses Prosecutor of Misconduct in Trial – Judge Moves On
By Alana Bleimann SAN FRANCISCO, CA – As the last day of Erbert Mayek’s three-month-long trial came…
San Francisco Man Gets 3 Years in Prison, but SF DA Plan Helped to Limit Term
By Paige Laver SAN FRANCISCO, CA – John Gough was sentenced here this past week in federal…
Erbert Mayek Jury Trial Ongoing, with Long Testimony of Fire Investigator in Arson Case
By Alana Bleimann SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco County Superior Judge Stephen M. Murphy and the…
Public Defender Claims Prosecutor Using Cognitive Bias during Closing Arguments in Jeffrey Eble Trial
By Alana Bleimann SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Deputy Public Defender Aleem Raja claimed defendant Jeffrey Eble is…
SF Jury Acquits Man of Domestic Violence – Believes Claim of Self-Defense
By Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO – His arrest may have cost him a job, but a San…
Man Leaves Treatment Facility ‘Scared’ of Catching COVID – New Home Is County Jail on $40K Bail
By Edward Meiners SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Steve Green was denied release from custody here in San…
SF Public Defender Announces Jury Acquitted Graffiti Artist of Assault Charges After ‘Vigilante’ Jumped Him
By Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – It’s been a long four years for Anthony Portillo –…
More Than Just One Question for Defendant in SF Hearing
By Elena Rawlinson SAN FRANCISCO, CA –– San Francisco Superior Court Judge Gail Dekreon oversaw a hearing…
Young Man Gets ‘Break’ from Home Detention, Jailed Because He Had No Place to Stay – Judges OKs Return to Home
By Esme Lipton SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Here in San Francisco County Superior Court, Dept. 12 Wednesday,…
Expert Doctor Witness Joins Jeffrey Eble Case
By Alana Bleimann SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Expert witness Doctor L. was directly examined for four hours…
Diversion Cases Focus on Alternatives for Addiction Defendants
By Elena Rawlinson SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Judge Gale Dekreon oversaw a number of diversion motion petitions…
Witness Testimony a Little Testy on Alleged Nighttime Stabbing that Occurred Two Years Ago
By Greg Ritzinger SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A defense witness called to testify here in San Francisco…
Man Accused of Hate Crime Allegedly Tells Bus Driver Who Asked Him to Wear Mask to ‘Go Back to China’
By Esme Lipton SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Defendant Robert Lewis—accused of a hate crime after allegedly assaulting…
Motion to Suppress – Court Hears Argument that DUI Stop Not Warranted
By Greg Ritzinger SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A San Francisco County Superior Court heard a motion to…
‘Dating Game Gone Wrong’ Quips Public Defender, Questions Validity of Domestic Violence Charge; Judge Disagrees
By Esme Lipton SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Deputy Public Defender Crystal Lamb referred to domestic violence case…
Lack of Black Jurors, Implicit Racial Bias Focus in Jury Selection
By Ned Meiners SAN FRANCISCO, CA – In San Francisco County Superior Court, Dept. 21, Wednesday, Public…
‘Put Me in Jail or Don’t’ – Defendant Waits, Speaks Up for Himself in Court
By S. Priana Aquino SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Torrance Scales was present in San Francisco County Superior…
Stabbing Case Brought to Trial; Witness with Memory Lapse Questioned for More Than 90 Minutes
By Esme Lipton SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Assistant District Attorney Julia Gonzales spent 90 minutes questioning a…
Video Surveillance, Officer Testimony Stacked against Business Burglary Suspect – Judge Rules Case Goes to Trial
By Esme Lipton SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Three police officers testified, and a surveillance video was shown…