Tag: Deborah Madden

Feb

Shooting Victim Cleared Of Gun Charge

February 1, 2011jpakPress Releases

In a case connected to last year’s crime lab scandal, a jury acquitted a shooting victim of illegally possessing a firearm, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi announced today.

Aug

Judge Rejects DA’s Claim Of Judicial Bias In Crime Lab Ruling

August 5, 2010jpakPress Releases

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.

May

Ruling: DA To Blame For Madden Fiasco

May 21, 2010jpakPress Releases

In a 26-page ruling, a Superior Court judge lays responsibility for hundreds of dismissed drug cases squarely at the feet of the District Attorney, stating prosecutors hid behind a procedural mechanism after failing multiple times to disclose evidence involving SFPD witnesses.

Mar

Drug Cases May Be Compromised Due to Evidence Tampering In SF Crime Lab

March 10, 2010jpakPress Releases

People charged with drug offenses in San Francisco may have their cases dropped or convictions overturned due to alleged evidence tampering and substandard conditions in the police crime lab, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi announced Wednesday.