San Francisco Superior Court Judge Matthew Kahn accepted a negotiated plea agreement for a DUI defendant, rejecting defense arguments that revisiting the disposition would undermine judicial integrity. The court imposed a sentence of one year in county jail, with credit for 148 days served, followed by two years of formal probation.
San Francisco Superior Court Judge Matthew Kahn held an accused individual to answer on felony charges of attempted mayhem and using violence against a deputy sheriff following a July 13 preliminary hearing in Department 11. The decision came despite defense arguments that the alleged injuries were not permanent and prosecutors failed to establish the specific intent required under California law.
Judge Matthew Kahn denied a defense motion to reduce a felony grand theft charge for the alleged theft of a city-owned scooter to a misdemeanor, though he ordered the accused released on AMC.