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domestic violence
04
Sep

Husband Acquitted After Burrito Dispute Spurs False Arrest

September 4, 2013
A husband falsely arrested after police mistook his embrace of his wife as spousal abuse has been cleared of domestic violence, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi announced today.
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25
Apr

Man Acquitted in Christmas Eve Assault

April 25, 2013
A San Francisco man accused of punching and choking his girlfriend after a 2011 Christmas Eve party was acquitted of all charges following a jury trial, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi announced today.
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22
Feb

Man Acquitted of Battery After Date At Strip Clubs Goes Awry

February 22, 2013
A man whose night of revelry in North Beach ended in an altercation and arrest was acquitted of misdemeanor domestic violence, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi announced today.
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29
Nov

Woman Acquitted Of Attacking Boyfriend

November 29, 2012
A woman wrongly accused of domestic violence after struggling to get her drunken boyfriend onto a bus was cleared of all charges by a San Francisco jury Wednesday, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi announced.
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10
Apr

Man Cleared of Threats, Battery

April 10, 2012
San Francisco, CA — A man accused of flying into a violent rage after discovering a couple having an illicit tryst in his home was cleared of all charges Monday afternoon following a jury trial.   Jury members deliberated a day and a half before finding San Francisco resident Ricardo Politron-Sanchez, 43, not guilty of...
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15
Jul

Jurors Acquit In Magic Mushroom, Domestic Violence Cases

July 15, 2011
A bicyclist accused of possessing hallucinogenic mushrooms and a man tried a second time for the same domestic violence charge were acquitted in separate cases Thursday, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi announced today.
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14
Apr

Jury Acquits Man of Battery

April 14, 2011
A jury promptly acquitted a 49-year-old man of domestic violence after determining the complaining witness’ testimony was an “escalating fantasy,” San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi announced today.
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03
Feb

Mid-Trial Dismissal After Accuser Lies

February 3, 2011
In a rare mid-trial dismissal Wednesday, a San Francisco man was cleared of felony domestic violence charges after his accuser lied multiple times on the stand, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi announced today.
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28
Dec

Public Defenders Secure Three Acquittals In 24 Hours

December 28, 2010
A man mistaken for a car burglar, a woman wrongly charged after a police officer manipulated a computer log and a homeowner defending his property were acquitted by juries in three separate trials this week.
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