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30
Mar

Disabled Man Exonerated After Being Tricked Into Check Scam

March 30, 2011
A disabled man who attempted to cash a stolen check was found not guilty after a jury determined he was the victim of a scam artist, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi announced today.
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10
Mar

Jeff Adachi Calls For Ban On Master Key Abuses; SRO Owner Says Police Assaulted Him

March 10, 2011
In a letter to police and prosecutors, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi today called for a prohibition on officers using hotel master keys to enter tenant residences.
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07
Mar

New Henry Hotel Footage Further Implicates SFPD

March 7, 2011
Newly-released surveillance footage from the Henry Hotel reveals a man was falsely arrested for drug possession by officers currently under federal investigation for perjury and conducting illegal searches.
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02
Mar

Video Reveals Police Misconduct, Perjury

March 2, 2011
Surveillance video from the Henry Hotel reveals that San Francisco Police Department narcotics officers falsified police reports in order to justify searching residences without warrants or consent, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi announced today.
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22
Feb

Public Defender Appoints Matt Gonzalez As Chief Attorney

February 22, 2011
Matt Gonzalez, a longtime civil rights and criminal defense attorney and former Board of Supervisors president, was appointed to Chief Attorney of the San Francisco Public Defender’s office today.
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18
Feb

Student Found Not Guilty In Gun Trial

February 18, 2011
A San Francisco City College student was found not guilty of gun-related charges Thursday afternoon after a weeklong trial that revealed police tampered with the crime scene.
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03
Feb

Mid-Trial Dismissal After Accuser Lies

February 3, 2011
In a rare mid-trial dismissal Wednesday, a San Francisco man was cleared of felony domestic violence charges after his accuser lied multiple times on the stand, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi announced today.
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01
Feb

Shooting Victim Cleared Of Gun Charge

February 1, 2011
In a case connected to last year’s crime lab scandal, a jury acquitted a shooting victim of illegally possessing a firearm, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi announced today.
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26
Jan

Year End Report: Public Defenders Win 48 Percent of Jury Trials

January 26, 2011
People facing jury trial in San Francisco last year avoided conviction nearly half the time if represented by a public defender, according to the 2010 Public Defender’s Annual Report and 2011 Calendar, released this week.
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25
Jan

Public Defenders Free Five After Jury Trials

January 25, 2011
Public defenders secured a stunning five acquittals in less than a week, including a man charged in a car wash scuffle and a skateboarder accused of assaulting two off-duty police officers, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi announced today.
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