Month: March 2010

Mar

Media Advisory: Forensic Experts, Criminal Justice Advocates Call For Independent Crime Lab

March 24, 2010jpakPress Releases

Public defenders, private attorneys and forensic experts will convene Thursday, March 25 to discuss next-steps following evidence of widespread evidence tampering in the San Francisco Police Department Crime Lab and call for the city’s crime lab to be managed by independent scientists.

Mar

Jury Acquits Honor Student Of Gun Charge

March 24, 2010jpakPress Releases

An Army veteran and Dean’s List student who was prosecuted over a legally-registered, unloaded gun was found not guilty by a San Francisco jury Wednesday.

Mar

Jury Finds Man Acted In Self Defense Against Off-Duty Officer

March 19, 2010jpakPress Releases

A motorist acted in self-defense when he used a knife to fend off a an off-duty San Francisco police officer during a road rage incident, a jury found Friday.

Mar

Good Samaritan Acquitted of Felony Auto Burglary, Receiving Stolen Property

March 12, 2010jpakPress Releases

A man who claimed he was trying to roll up the window of an unattended car was acquitted by a jury Thursday afternoon of felony auto burglary and receiving stolen property, Public Defender Jeff Adachi announced today.

Mar

Drug Cases May Be Compromised Due to Evidence Tampering In SF Crime Lab

March 10, 2010jpakPress Releases

People charged with drug offenses in San Francisco may have their cases dropped or convictions overturned due to alleged evidence tampering and substandard conditions in the police crime lab, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi announced Wednesday.