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…
Defense and Accused’s Family Question Gang Narrative in Murder Trial
By JOJO KOFMAN SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A murder trial continued Monday in San Francisco County Superior…
New ‘War on Drugs’ or Accountability? Drug Possession Cases Continue under New SF District Attorney Brooke Jenkins
By Stewart Lucas SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Deputy District Attorney Dennis Chow brought felony drug possession charges…
Defense and Prosecution Disagree If Man with Firearm Posed Threat to Police Officer
By JoJo Kofman SAN FRANCISCO, CA: Prosecution and defense Tuesday in San Francisco County Superior Court debated…
Defense Points Out Surveillance System Timing Issues in 6th Day of Homicide Prelim
By JoJo Kofman SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A preliminary hearing for two men accused of a murder…
Defense Questions DNA Analysis as SF Homicide Prelim for 2 Men Moves into 4th Day
By JoJo Kofman SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A preliminary hearing investigating a murder that occurred on July…