During the jury trial of the accused, the prosecution and defense presented their closing arguments, with the judge overruling multiple objections from the prosecution, and the defense arguing that the accused’s mental illness should have been addressed with proper treatment instead of criminal prosecution.
After spending 18 months in jail, a Black man was found not guilty of a 2024 stabbing and robbery case after exculpatory DNA evidence was found in the investigating officer’s inbox for 16 months.
The defense argued that witnesses jumped to conclusions about the alleged crime, while the prosecution argued that the accused threatened BART attendants with a knife and avoided paying the fare by following a patron through the gate.
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By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A jury here Wednesday found a man – who…