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A court rejected a bias claim lobbed by the San Francisco District Attorney against a judge overseeing evidence issues in the crime lab scandal, ending prosecutors’ efforts to remove the judge from the case.

A felony burglary case took a dramatic turn today when prosecutors dismissed charges mid-trial, hours after a public defender uncovered key evidence that exonerated her teenage client.

A San Francisco woman accused of kicking and robbing a fellow Muni passenger was found not guilty of felony charges after a month-long trial, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi announced today.

Watch 'Innocent Until Proven Guilty,' a :30 video launched by the San Francisco Public Defender’s office to remind people of their Constitutional right of presumed innocence.

A San Francisco man who stabbed an attacker who burst into his residence was found not guilty Tuesday of second degree murder.