News and Press Releases

A man who police identified as the “Nob Hill Groper” has been cleared of charges after it was determined he was at work during several attacks, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi announced today.

A woman charged with child endangerment after a hit-and-run driver fatally struck her 2-year-old niece as the family crossed against a traffic light was acquitted of all charges today, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi announced.

The American Bar Association has selected the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office for its 2015 Hodson Award for Public Service.

African Americans in San Francisco are more likely to await trial behind bars than their white counterparts and face harsher punishment once convicted, according to a new study commissioned by the San Francisco Reentry Council.

Welcome to the plea agreement. It can be a Faustian bargain, but it’s also a constant presence in our criminal justice system.