FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 13, 2023 MEDIA CONTACT: SF Public Defender’s Office | PDR-MediaRelations@sfgov.org | Valerie Ibarra (628)249-7946 **PRESS RELEASE** Jury Acquits Unhoused Man Who Defended Himself Against Repeated Threats by an Inebriated Pedestrian Hasira Sutton spent over 500 days in jail amid court delays SAN FRANCISCO – On Nov. 3, a San Francisco jury...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 15, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT: SF Public Defender’s Office | PubDef-MediaRelations@sfgov.org **PRESS STATEMENT** SF Public Defender Says Police Escalated a Biased Stop to Shootout on City Street SAN FRANCISCO – Today, the San Francisco Police Department held a virtual town hall about an incident in which four police officers fired shots at Jose...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 10, 2021 CONTACT: SF Public Defender’s Office | PubDef-MediaRelations@sfgov.org | (628) 249-7946 **PRESS RELEASE** SF Jury Acquits Man Who Called 911 After Arguing with an Aggressive Repair Shop Owner SAN FRANCISCO – Today, a San Francisco jury acquitted a man (whose name we are omitting by request) on charges stemming from...Read More