Defense Attorneys in 2019 Double Homicide Argue Charges Don’t Fit Self-Defense Incident
By Michael Wheeler, Karisa Cortez, Neha Malhi SACRAMENTO—Nhia Xiang and Meng Lee are charged with multiple counts…
Defense Objections Fall Short, ‘Imperfect’ Self Defense Claim Also Fails in Murder Prelim
By Dorrin Akbari SACRAMENTO, CA — Judge Tami Bogert found sufficient cause to arraign defendant Joseph Yi…
Defendant Alleges Self-Defense after Shooting at Roommate’s Boyfriend
By Christopher Datu and Natasha Feuerstein SACRAMENTO, CA – Sacramento County Assistant Public Defender Quoc To argued…
SF Jury Finds Fresno Man Not Guilty of Murder, Believed Public Defender Argument He Acted Out of Self Defense
By Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A Fresno man accused of murder—and, because of backlog caused…
Trial Set for Woman Who Shot Boyfriend in Alleged Self-Defense
By Ankita Joshi SACRAMENTO – On March 22, 2021, Defendant Shauna Giffin appeared in Sacramento County Superior…
San Francisco Public Defender Frees Man Facing Life in Prison
The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO – Although not completely pleased with the outcome, and confident they could…
Jury Acquits Driver Who Acted in Self-Defense When Confronted by Intoxicated Passengers
(From Press Release – SF Public Defender’s Office) – On February, 25, 2020, a jury acquitted…
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…
Trial Opens in Case of Man Accused of Punching San Francisco Police Officer
Defense Claims It Was Self-Defense and Mistaken Identity San Francisco – Did Tyler Gress steal merchandise from…
Arraignment Delayed on Gilligan, Latest Davis Murder Suspect
Defense Believes This Was Self-Defense On Saturday, Davis Police responded to the 900 block of F Street…
