Natalie Liang

San Francisco Hall of Justice – Photo by David M. Greenwald SAN FRANCISCO — A San Francisco judge rejected a prosecutor’s attempt to add a charge alleging violation of a court order after the defense argued the order was no longer applicable to the accused. During a preliminary hearing, Deputy District Attorney Max Draskovich requested to add two charges of violating court orders despite one of the court orders no longer being applicable. The accused is charged with felony petty theft. On Aug.

San Francisco Hall of Justice – Photo by David M. Greenwald SAN FRANCISCO — A San Francisco judge reduced a felony vandalism charge to a misdemeanor during a preliminary hearing Aug. 5, despite a prosecutor’s opposition, after the defense cited the accused’s mental health episode on the day of his arrest and his subsequent progress in reentry. The accused is charged with one count of felony vandalism, with damages totaling $2,400. On Aug.

San Francisco Hall of Justice – Photo by David M. Greenwald SAN FRANCISCO — A San Francisco Superior Court judge on July 21 continued a hearing on whether an accused man on electronic monitoring and home detention could attend a family gathering for his birthday, despite defense counsel’s representation that the supervising program had approved the request. During a hearing in Department 15 of San Francisco Superior Court, Judge Harry L.