SFPD Devotes Overtime Pay To Pot Sting, Accused Man Still Found Not Guilty

SFPD Devotes Overtime Pay To Pot Sting, Accused Man Still Found Not Guilty

A man who allegedly offered a pinch of marijuana to an undercover San Francisco police officer posing as a stressed out stranger in Golden Gate…

Conflicting SFPD Testimony Leads To Release Of Man Accused Of SF Giants Celebration Arson

Conflicting SFPD Testimony Leads To Release Of Man Accused Of SF Giants Celebration Arson

A man accused of lighting a fire in a trash bin during the celebration after the San Francisco Giants’ World Series win in 2012 has…

Public Defender: Man Has Lost Job Because Of Shooting By Off-Duty SFPD Officer

Public Defender: Man Has Lost Job Because Of Shooting By Off-Duty SFPD Officer

A man accused of attacking an off-duty San Francisco police officer early Sunday morning, prompting her to fire a gun at him, pleaded not guilty…

Allegedly False Confession Leads To Acquittal In South Van Ness Murder Trial

Allegedly False Confession Leads To Acquittal In South Van Ness Murder Trial

A man accused of a fatal shooting and robbery in San Francisco’s Mission District in 2012 was acquitted of all charges by a jury on…

Redaction Action: San Francisco’s Public Defender Accuses District Attorney’s Office Of Withholding Witness Info

Redaction Action: San Francisco’s Public Defender Accuses District Attorney’s Office Of Withholding Witness Info

Since George Gascón took office, staffers have been redacting email addresses and phone numbers of witnesses—making it that much harder for the Public Defender’s investigators…

Case Dismissed: Chinatown Stabbing Suspect Goes Free After Jury Deadlocks

Case Dismissed: Chinatown Stabbing Suspect Goes Free After Jury Deadlocks

A man who stabbed and slightly injured another man during an argument in San Francisco’s Chinatown was freed from jail Friday after a jury deadlocked,…

Man Goes Free After Court Decides Champagne Bottle Bash Was Self Defense

Man Goes Free After Court Decides Champagne Bottle Bash Was Self Defense

A San Francisco man was acquitted Thursday of assaulting a coworker during a dispute over music at an office happy hour event, Public Defender Jeff…

Strange Story Of Golden Gate Park Death Ends In Acquittal

Strange Story Of Golden Gate Park Death Ends In Acquittal

A man was acquitted Tuesday of murder and robbery charges for the death of another man in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park last year over…