Jury Acquits Legally Blind Man for Second Time in Two Years
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 31, 2024| San Francisco Public Defender's Office
Public Defenders tried to get the man into a Mental Health Diversion Program, but the District Attorney’s Office objected. Instead, the case went to trial where a jury fully acquitted him.| San Francisco Public Defender's Office
San Francisco jury verdicts in three cases reveal a troubling pattern: vulnerable San Franciscans are being jailed and prosecuted based on weak or misunderstood evidence, rather than offered help. Juries saw through the flaws in the prosecutions and acquitted individuals who should never have been charged.| San Francisco Public Defender's Office
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 3, 2025 MEDIA CONTACT: PDR-MediaRelations@sfgov.org **PRESS RELEASE** S.F. Man Shot by Police with Projectiles from a ‘Modified Grenade Launcher’ Acquitted of Felony Charges SAN FRANCISCO — […]| San Francisco Public Defender's Office
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 31, 2024| San Francisco Public Defender's Office
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 10, 2025MEDIA CONTACT: PDR-MediaRelations@sfgov.org **PRESS RELEASE** Multiple S.F. Criminal Trial Acquittals DemonstrateDA’s Office Waste and Abuse SAN FRANCISCO — The…| San Francisco Public Defender's Office
A jury found police officers Adam Ahmad and Steven Sanchez not guilty of reckless homicide, battery and manslaughter in the death of Herman Whitfield III.| UNICORN RIOT
