COURT WATCH: SF Jury Finds Unhoused Man Not Guilty After He Defended Himself from Death Threats, Bear Spray Attack by Alleged ‘Victim’
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A man here accused of three felony assault and…
‘Be The Jury’ Pilot Program Evaluation Shows Providing $100 a Day Compensation Helps Low-Income Individuals Participate in Civic Rights and Duties
By Cheyenne Galloway SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The San Francisco Financial Justice Project this week released its…
Asking for Help and Subsequently Ignored by Law Enforcement, Woman Acquitted after Self-Defense Act against Revenge-Porn Stalker
By Isabella Walker SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A woman who faced felony assault charges for defending herself…
Public Defenders Gather One Last Time to Protest Court Backlogs in San Francisco
By Yash Mishra SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Lawyers and staff from the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office…
More Public Defenders, Community Members Protest Court Backlogs Again in San Francisco
By Yash Mishra SAN FRANCISCO, CA – More lawyers and staff from the San Francisco Public Defender’s…
Public Defenders Continue to Protest Court Backlog in San Francisco
By Yash Mishra Protest of Trial Backlogs in Front of San Francisco Hall of Justice – Photo…
COURT WATCH: Emotions Spark in Drug Case Closing Arguments
By Yash Mishra SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Mixed emotions erupted between the prosecution and the defense in…
Legally Blind Man Chose Jail to Get Speedier Trial, Claims SF Public Defender – Found Not Guilty; Case Still 4 Months Past Trial Deadline, Backlog at 1,100 Cases
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A 50-year-old legally-blind man who chose to stay in jail…
Appeals Court Gives Life to San Francisco Public Defender Claim SF Courts Denying Speedy Trial Rights to More than 1,000 People
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A California appeals court late last week said San…
San Francisco Public Defenders Spearhead ‘Sit-ins’ Protesting SF Court Backlog, Denial of Speedy Trial Rights of More Than 1,100 People
By The Vanguard SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Charging “more than 1,100” people are being denied their Constitutional…
Former Richmond Cop in Trouble Again by Discharging Firearm in Oregon Bar; Originally Sentenced to Misdemeanor, Charge Upped to Felony for SF Case
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Phillip Sanchez, a former Richmond Police Sgt., was sentenced…
Charges Dropped against Men Who Spent 2 Years in Jail Accused of Murder of Famous Investigator – SF Public Defender Blames Court Backlog for Unconstitutional Delay
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Two men held in county jail here for two years…
After More Than 2.5 Years in Jail, Judge Frees Woman for Lack of Evidence
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – After more than two and one-half years in jail,…
SF Public Defender’s Office Charges Judge Used ‘N-Word’ Repeatedly, Gratuitously in Complaint with Judicial Performance Commission
By Crescenzo Vellucci Jr. Sacramento Vanguard Bureau Chief SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A San Francisco County Superior…
Advocates, Reporter, SF DA and SF PD Note Frustrations as Backlogged Cases in SF Continue
By Darling Gonzalez SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The San Francisco Public Defender Office Monday addressed the long-standing…
Wall Street Journal Examines Grounds for SF Superior Court Backlogs During Pandemic
By Darling Gonzalez SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Wall Street Journal Reporter Laura Kusisto has examined the effects…
Man Acquitted of Felony – Public Defender Office Cites as Example of Delayed Justice in ‘Empty’ SF Courts
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The San Francisco Public Defender Office Thursday charged again…
San Francisco’s Public Defender’s Office Charges Criminal Case Backlog Is a ‘Humanitarian Crisis’
By Darling Gonzalez SAN FRANCISCO, CA – In a hearing last Thursday, the recent backlog of criminal…
Murder Trial Ongoing; Officers Admit DNA Swabs from Accused Not Checked
By Tiffany Thai SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The trial of Aaron J. Tagata proceeded Thursday in front…
More Than Just One Question for Defendant in SF Hearing
By Elena Rawlinson SAN FRANCISCO, CA –– San Francisco Superior Court Judge Gail Dekreon oversaw a hearing…