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"Public Defender Jeff Adachi says the Community Justice Center is a duplication of the longtime efforts of The City’s two other specialty courts: the drug court and the behavioral health court."

It took a San Francisco jury 15 minutes to acquit Dale Powers, of Jackson, Calif., of hit and run charges stemming from an accident that he said never occurred.

Public Defender Jeff Adachi pulls out of CJC, citing the Mayor's refusal to fund indigent defense counsel. Adachi also explains how the Public Defender's Office has set the standard high for representing indigent persons in CJC.

Add justice to the list of California's budget victims. The Alameda County public defender's office is telling judges that it can't represent about 10,200 clients over the next year.

Hector Velez, 61, was found not guilty of murder and voluntary manslaughter in connection with the death of Ralph Ruiz, 59. The jury found Velez guilty of involuntary manslaughter.