SF Judge in SB 1437 Matter Will Decide if Defendant Was Major Participant in 27-Year-Old Case
By Lona Kwan San Francisco – On November 22, 2019, an SB 1437 evidentiary hearing was heard…
Hearing in San Francisco to Determine Whether Man Gets Relief Under SB 1437 after 16 Years
By Ransom Bergen In a 1437 evidentiary hearing last Friday, the court revisited the 16-year-old sentence of…
Judge Refuses to Reduce Charges in “Criminal Threat” Case
By Adam Ruthenbeck A preliminary hearing was held on Wednesday, November 20, in front of Judge…
Key Witness Testifies in a Murder Trial
By Leslie Alfonzo On November 20, 2019, a surveillance video introduced into evidence resulted in a key…
Murder or Self-Defense: Judge Holds Defendant to Answer for Murder Despite Evidence of Self-Defense
On August 10, 2019, 38 year old Sauntek Harris near 1045 Oakdale in San Francisco, fired six…
Jury Acquits Man on All Counts – Prosecutors Wanted a Life Sentence for Tossing Pebbles
(From Press Release – SF Public Defender) – On Friday, November 15, 2019, a jury found Carlos…
No Dismissal, but Relief
By Ryan Oh A San Francisco resident named Reymundo Delgado found herself facing a potential battery…
Inconclusive Evidence Used in Murder Trial
By Hannah Grayson On Monday morning in Department 16, Judge Eric R. Fleming presided over the first…
Weak Testimony, Stronger Evidence?
By Ryan Oh A resident named Abdelilah Chadly found himself facing the potential charge of battery after…
Shaky Suspect Identification in Burglary Case
By Hannah Grayson On Friday morning, a preliminary hearing began in a car burglary case under Judge…
Traffic Violation Escalates
By Ransom Bergen Deputy Public Defender Brown’s attempt to motion to suppress evidence failed this Friday. Had…
Jury Acquits Homeless Man of Two Felonies for Riding a Stolen Motorcycle
May Go To Prison For Driving Without A License (SAN FRANCISCO – Public Defender Press Release) –…
Big Day in Resentencing Court: Mayor Breed’s Brother To Have 1437 Hearing in January
By Allison Ramsey Fridays in Department 25, presided over by Judge Brandon P. Conroy, are designated for…
Woman Charged with Felony for Lighting Candles and Moving Rug
By Celeste Campbell San Francisco – In Department 9 of the San Francisco County Hall of Justice,…
Family, Friends and Community Rally for Release of Sergio Rocha
By Marshall Hammons San Francisco – Almost forty people wearing “Justice for Sergio” shirts filled the courtroom…
Assault Case Proceeds after Preliminary Hearing
By Hannah Grayson San Francisco – A preliminary hearing was held Monday in Department 12, presided over…
Incomplete Evidence of a Deadly Weapon Charge
By Ryan Oh Niemaha Eli, a San Francisco resident, found herself facing a potential charge of attempted…
Questions Arise over Witness’ Identification of Defendant
By Hannah Grayson San Francisco – A preliminary hearing was held on Friday morning in Department 12…
Property Dispute Dragged into Criminal Court
By Celeste Campbell In Department Fourteen, a trial was avoided at the eleventh hour. Jesus Hernandez was…
Guilty until Proven Innocent
By Adam Ruthenbeck On Wednesday morning in Department 26, we heard the closing arguments in a murder…
