News and Press Releases

San Francisco Public Defender, Mano Raju, sent the following letter to the Director of Juvenile Probation:

Mano Raju, San Francisco Public Defender Brendon Woods, Alameda County Public Defender

Coronavirus fears prompt call for SF police to halt arrests in non-violent cases Public defender asks SFPD to reduce ‘all unnecessary contact’ with detainees who pose no safety risk By Michael Barba – San Francisco Examiner – March 12, 2020 Citing the need to undercut the spread of coronavirus, San Francisco’s public defender has called on police to stop issuing...

Reference: Washington Association of Sheriff’s & Police Chiefs

Jury Acquits Mother Charged with DUI after Fleeing Domestic Abuse SAN FRANCISCO — Yesterday, a jury found Liz Anaya, 31, not guilty of DUI charges that arose when she was fleeing domestic abuse from her partner.  Her attorney, Deputy Public Defender Nitin Sapra, successfully argued that she had not planned on driving that night, but only did so out of necessity to...