San Francisco Public Defender Mano Raju has accused District Attorney Brooke Jenkins of flooding the courts with “frivolous and unsubstantiated cases”, leading to an overwhelming caseload for public defenders and a backlog of criminal cases.
The campaign to recall Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton has ended after organizers missed a key filing deadline, reaffirming her commitment to equitable public safety and highlighting the resistance to systemic change in the justice system.
A San Francisco man pleaded guilty to six charges related to illegal possession of a firearm and associated equipment, and accepted a plea deal of one year in county jail with the possibility of transfer to state prison, compliance with adult probation treatment plans, and other terms.
A mentally ill man’s request for diversion was denied by a San Francisco judge after the victim of an out-of-state assault was revealed to be the man’s own elderly mother, and the court granted a firearm restriction to a defendant who had failed to adhere to his treatment plan and ordered another defendant to pay nearly $250,000 in restitution.
Carlos Reales Dominguez is on trial for two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder, with enhancements for use of a deadly weapon and a prior felony conviction, after a tense cross-examination by the district attorney raised questions about prosecutorial conduct.
Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman is filing felony charges under Proposition 36, which will lead to a flood of low-level cases in the courts, jails, and prisons, disproportionately affecting Black, Brown, and unhoused residents, while Governor Gavin Newsom has refused to fund the enforcement of the measure.
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