SF Judge Grants 1437 Petition, Two Men Expected to Be Released Upon Re-Sentencing
San Francisco – In what is believed to be the first of its kind, a San Francisco…
Trial Opens in Case of Man Accused of Punching San Francisco Police Officer
Defense Claims It Was Self-Defense and Mistaken Identity San Francisco – Did Tyler Gress steal merchandise from…
Dispute Over Who the Driver Was Highlights 1437 Hearing
By Ehsan Sadeghi San Francisco – San Francisco’s first evidentiary hearing under California’s new felony-murder law continued…
Evidentiary Hearing Held to Determine Murder Conviction Under New SB 1437 Law
by Nabil Sirur San Francisco – Will a San Francisco judge throw out 13-year-old murder convictions under…
Forensic Expert Testifies in DUI Case
by Marshall Hammons In Department 16, in front of Judge Rene Navarro, expert witness Michael D. Laufer…
Judge Issues Ruling on DNA Issue in “Rideshare Rapist” Case
by Lauren Bradley San Francisco – In Department 26 of the Hall of Justice, Judge Lam gave…
Closing Arguments Heard in Armed Robbery Case
by Nabil Sirur Closing arguments were presented in Department 25 for the trial of defendant Mr. Rivas,…
DA Attempts to Keep Criminal Charges on Woman After DUI Charges Dismissed
Originally, Keya Pikes was on trial for a misdemeanor DUI as well as a misdemeanor for driving…
Judge Denies Conditional Release of Suspect Awaiting Trial in Auto Burglary
By Zac Keenan Judge Puri denied both a motion to reduce the charges and to release on…
Judge Orders Further Briefing After Oral Arguments on DNA Issue in “Rideshare Rapist” Case
by SF Court Watch Staff The defense has challenged the collection of DNA from a defendant in…
Judge Reduces Charge Down to Misdemeanor Following Preliminary Hearing
SAN FRANCISCO – Judge Rita Lin, after hearing a full preliminary hearing, following a break watched the…
Woman Acquitted of Murdering Grandmother
By Marshall Hammons, Pam Nichada, and Ruby Wilks On Monday afternoon, the jury returned with a verdict…
Davis Vanguard Podcast Episode 1: Chesa Boudin
The Vanguard has launched its podcast and the first episode features San Francisco DA Candidate Chesa Boudin…
Dispute over “Consciousness” Arises during Murder
By Samantha Kancigor San Francisco – A fierce face-off occurred today in Department 10 between the defense…
Closing Arguments in the Case of Hit and Run Leading to Serious Injury
San Francisco – “The only thing that mattered to Willie Flanigan was not to go to jail,”…
Widely Known Physician Neurologist Agrees with the Defense in Murder Case
By Nabil Sirur San Francisco – The beginning of the week kicked off with a long time…
Defense Counsel Continues to Call Witnesses in the Murder Case
By Ruby Wilks and Pam Nichada Defense counsel in the Murder case continued to call witnesses to…
Defense Calls Witnesses to the Stand in Murder Trial
By Samantha Kancigor The defense brought six witnesses before the court on Tuesday, June 26, 2019, in…
Family Member Testifies Previous Assault on Defendant Caused Serious Behavioral Changes Prior to Homicide
By Lauren Bradley and Robert Meastas SAN FRANCISCO – The defendant has been charged with the homicide…
Traffic Collision Reconstructionist Expert Testifies for the Defense
by Nabil Sirur SAN FRANCISCO – The case against Willie Flannigan has continued on its third week…
