Video Footage in Question in Murder Trial
By Hannah Grayson A murder trial continued Monday morning in Department 26 presided by Judge Braden C….
Defendant Takes the Stand in Burglary Trial
By Hannah Grayson On Friday morning in Department 21, presided by Judge Gerardo Sandoval, the defendant took…
A Knife without Blood
By Ryan Oh A San Francisco resident, Elmo Vincent Daniels, found himself facing the potential charge of…
Man Convicted of Murder for Scaring Someone Denied Resentencing Under 1437
By Marshall Hammons Judge Cynthia Lee denied Clifford Hayter a resentencing under SB 1437. The hearing, known…
Preliminary Hearing Filled with Inconsistent Testimony
By Hannah Grayson San Francisco – A man accused of threatening and stalking his ex had his…
Love Triangle
By Ransom Bergen San Francisco – In a preliminary hearing on Thursday, the court focused on how…
Drunken Statements
By Ryan Oh A San Francisco man, David Murillo, found himself facing the potential charge of murder…
Victims by Force: Closing Arguments in Attempted Murder Trial
By Celeste Camble In Department 13, we heard closing arguments from the People and the defense in…
Expert Witness Testifies in Case Involving Schizophrenic Man
By Adam Ruthenbeck On Wednesday morning in Department 13, an attempted murder trial involving a tragic family…
Jurors Convict Man of Attempted Kidnapping but Then Ask Judge Not to Give Jail Time
San Francisco – It was an unusual scene last week where two jurors came back to court…
All Counts in Burglary Case Go to Trial
By Hannah Grayson San Francisco – A preliminary hearing was held Friday morning in Department 12, presided…
Judge to Consider Motion to Suppress
By Ransom Bergen San Francisco – A motion to suppress evidence in a preliminary hearing on Friday…
Father Testifies at His Son’s Trial
By Leslie Alfonzo In Department 13 in front of Judge Victor Hwang, Jorge Lahiff was called to…
A Misguided Search for Punishment Turns a Family’s Mental Health Trauma into Spectacle of Injustice
By Allison Ramsey and Hector Perla An attempted murder trial is underway in Dept. 13. This case…
Assault Trial Focuses on Fight or Flight Response
By Hannah Grayson On Monday morning, Judge Harry Dorfman presided over an assault trial in Department 19….
Simple DUI Trial Goes Awry
By Allison Ramsey and Celeste Campbell In Department 14 a trial was underway for the charge of…
Judge Denies Motions to Dismiss in Slide Show Case
By Leslie Alonzo On October 2, 2019, codefendants sat for a car show they participated in two…
A Gallon of Speculation
by Ransom Bergen The defendant in a preliminary hearing on Tuesday faced two felony charges for entering…
Tenant-Landlord Dispute Turns into Child Molestation Trial
By Hannah Grayson The last day of a child molestation trial proceeded on Monday morning in Department…
Parole Hearing Transcripts Are Not Part of Record of Conviction in S.B. 1437 Hearings
By Stephen Liebb San Francisco Judge Brendan P. Conroy presided over a hearing under California’s new S.B….
