State Appellate Court Finding Can Lead to Dismissal of Hundreds of SF Criminal Cases for ‘Speedy Trial’ Violations
By Nevya Patel SAN FRANCISCO, CA — A state appellate court finding this week that ruled unlawful…
Gaza Ceasefire Protestors Strike Deal after Massive Bay Bridge Blockade Jams Traffic for Hours
By Vy Tran SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Seventy-eight of 80 protestors from a Bay Bridge protest on…
COURT WATCH: District Attorney’s Office Ignores Miranda Objection in Preliminary Hearing – Judge Tosses Charges
By Varun Noronha SAN FRANCISCO, CA – During a preliminary hearing in San Francisco County Superior Court,…
COURT WATCH: Felony Evading Police Officer Case Allowed to Proceed to Trial – Questions Raised about Police Report
By Varun Noronha SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A Potrero Hill resident accused of stealing two vehicles and…
COURT WATCH: Jury Quickly Acquits Black Man Charged with Felony after He Was Targeted by Racial Slurs
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A man who lost his job as a security…
COURT WATCH: Medical Examiner’s Toxicologist Testifies in Murder Trial Cause of Death Cannot Be Proven
By Brinda Kalita SAN FRANCISCO, CA – During a murder trial in San Francisco County Superior Court…
COURT WATCH: Drug Possession Case Proceeds to Trial Despite Evidence Questions
By Varun Noronha SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A San Francisco man charged with possession of controlled substances…
COURT WATCH: Jury Acquits Unhoused Man Who Defended Himself in Street Attack – But Only after 507 Days in Jail When Trial Delayed
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – In yet another case here in San Francisco County…
COURT WATCH: San Francisco Judge Rules Accused Must Answer to 4 counts of Possession of Loaded Weapon, Ammunition although He Doesn’t Fit Suspect Description
By Alicia Mayora Olivares SAN FRANCISCO, CA – After being at the scene of a stolen vehicle…
COURT WATCH: Man’s Charges Dismissed after 2 Juries Acquit Him for Defending Himself Trying to Use Shop Bathroom
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A man who was jailed more than two years…
COURT WATCH: Cop Admits Mistake after Slamming Youth against Courthouse Wall Before Hearing – Public Defender Calls It ‘Racial Profiling’
By Varun Noronha SAN FRANCISCO, CA – At the beginning of a preliminary hearing in San Francisco…
COURT WATCH: San Francisco Man Pleads Guilty to Felony Vehicular Manslaughter, Adding Second Strike to Record
By Alicia Mayora Olivares SAN FRANCISCO, CA – After pleading guilty to felony charges of vehicular manslaughter…
COURT WATCH: After Being Falsely Charged, Jailed for 5 Months, Man Found Not Guilty after Jury Trial
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A San Francisco County Superior Court jury Thursday found…
COURT WATCH: Jury Finds Mentally Ill Man Not Guilty of Sexual Assault Charge in Jail
By Landon C. Torres SAN FRANCISCO, CA – An accused was found not guilty of sexual battery…
COURT WATCH: Judge Dismisses Charges, Finds Police Violated 4th Amendment Rights of Accused
By Alicia Mayora Olivares and Seleste Richardson SAN FRANCISCO, CA – An investigation that began with the…
San Francisco’s Public Defenders Wrap 8 Weeks of Court Protests, Charging 1,100+ People Denied Right to Speedy Trial
By The Vanguard SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Still charging the San Francisco County Superior Court of violating…
COURT WATCH: Judge Gives a Chance to Accused, Releases Him Pending Trial
By Yash Mishra SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Tensions began to stir between the prosecution and the defense…
SF Public Defender Charges Prosecution of Man – Acquitted by Jury after Confessing to Avoid ‘Brutal’ Florida Prison – ‘Shameful’
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A man was acquitted by a jury here in…
COURT WATCH: After New Vandalism, Judge Refuses to Reduce Charges against Homeless Man in Wheelchair
By Zainab Antepli SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco County Superior Court Judge A. Marisa Chun this…
Officer in Murder Trial Admits He Assumed Accused in Gang – Based on T-Shirt Choice, Where Accused Was Raised and Friends
By Jojo Kofman SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The murder trial proceeded Wednesday in San Francisco County Superior…
