Jury Finds Unhoused Man Not Guilty in Arson Case Where Prosecutor Accused of Misconduct
By Alana Bleimann SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Defendant Erbert Mayek late last week here in San Francisco…
Eleven Years Later, Deshon Marman Stays Stuck in System after Questionable Airplane Pants Charge
By Alana Bleimann SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Eleven years after apparently being racially profiled on an airplane…
Public Defender Accuses Prosecutor of Misconduct in Trial – Judge Moves On
By Alana Bleimann SAN FRANCISCO, CA – As the last day of Erbert Mayek’s three-month-long trial came…
San Francisco Man Gets 3 Years in Prison, but SF DA Plan Helped to Limit Term
By Paige Laver SAN FRANCISCO, CA – John Gough was sentenced here this past week in federal…
Erbert Mayek Jury Trial Ongoing, with Long Testimony of Fire Investigator in Arson Case
By Alana Bleimann SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco County Superior Judge Stephen M. Murphy and the…
Public Defender Claims Prosecutor Using Cognitive Bias during Closing Arguments in Jeffrey Eble Trial
By Alana Bleimann SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Deputy Public Defender Aleem Raja claimed defendant Jeffrey Eble is…
Man Leaves Treatment Facility ‘Scared’ of Catching COVID – New Home Is County Jail on $40K Bail
By Edward Meiners SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Steve Green was denied release from custody here in San…
Victim in 80s Details Attack by Man on Birdwatchers, and How He Held Attacker for Police
By Ella Wade SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A preliminary hearing was held here Tuesday in San Francisco…
Young Man Gets ‘Break’ from Home Detention, Jailed Because He Had No Place to Stay – Judges OKs Return to Home
By Esme Lipton SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Here in San Francisco County Superior Court, Dept. 12 Wednesday,…
Expert Doctor Witness Joins Jeffrey Eble Case
By Alana Bleimann SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Expert witness Doctor L. was directly examined for four hours…
Diversion Cases Focus on Alternatives for Addiction Defendants
By Elena Rawlinson SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Judge Gale Dekreon oversaw a number of diversion motion petitions…
Witness Testimony a Little Testy on Alleged Nighttime Stabbing that Occurred Two Years Ago
By Greg Ritzinger SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A defense witness called to testify here in San Francisco…
Motion to Suppress – Court Hears Argument that DUI Stop Not Warranted
By Greg Ritzinger SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A San Francisco County Superior Court heard a motion to…
‘Dating Game Gone Wrong’ Quips Public Defender, Questions Validity of Domestic Violence Charge; Judge Disagrees
By Esme Lipton SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Deputy Public Defender Crystal Lamb referred to domestic violence case…
Judge Won’t Release Alleged See’s Candy Store Burglar, Calls Him ‘Public Safety Risk’
By Esme Lipton SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A San Francisco County Superior Court is holding a man…
Lack of Black Jurors, Implicit Racial Bias Focus in Jury Selection
By Ned Meiners SAN FRANCISCO, CA – In San Francisco County Superior Court, Dept. 21, Wednesday, Public…
Stabbing Case Brought to Trial; Witness with Memory Lapse Questioned for More Than 90 Minutes
By Esme Lipton SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Assistant District Attorney Julia Gonzales spent 90 minutes questioning a…
Without a Trial Courtroom, SF Judge Issues Case Continuances En Masse
By Ned Meiners SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Over the course of two hours on Wednesday morning in…
Victim Impromptu Statement Refutes Defendant’s Sobriety, Causes Judge to Change Order
By S. Priana Aquino SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A victim’s impromptu statement to the judge here this…
Deputy Public Defender Blasts SF Judge Over No-Bail Policy in Courtroom that ‘Harkens Back to Decades Ago’
By Ned Meiners and Esme Lipton SAN FRANCISCO, CA — San Francisco Deputy Public Defender Martina Avalos…
