A San Francisco jury acquitted Tony Befford of a felony assault charge, finding he acted in self-defense. The verdict, announced by the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office, highlighted what defense attorneys describe as a pattern of prosecutorial overcharging, resulting in unnecessary incarceration and the inefficient allocation of public resources.
A Yolo County judge denied a defense request to release an unhoused accused man on supervised own recognizance and rejected a request to reduce his scheduled $150,000 bail in a felony assault case, citing the accused’s extensive criminal history and the court’s discretionary authority.
A Yolo County judge denied the release of an accused man from custody in a felony assault case, citing serious medical concerns and the risk of flight, and set bail at $20,000.
Judge Simon Frankel granted a 17B motion to reduce a felony assault charge to a misdemeanor for a senior woman with limited mobility, citing her age, health, and lack of serious criminal history since 1995.
By Robert J. Hansen Lake Tahoe Preparatory School teacher Nicola Jane Kennedy was charged with felony assault…
By Gabriel Eskandari WOODLAND, CA. – During a sentencing hearing in Yolo County Superior Court this week…
By Carson Eschen SANTA BARBARA, CA – A defendant vigorously complained to a judge here Monday in…
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – An unhoused man – facing five felonies after…
By Coco Wang WOODLAND – A man allegedly physically and verbally abused his girlfriend in front of…
(From Press Release) – A former San Francisco State University cheerleader thrown through the glass window of…