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S.F. defense attorneys challenge evidence handled by ex-medical examiner lab analyst
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The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner at 1 Newhall Street in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, September 23, 2020.Scott Strazzante / The Chronicle
San Francisco public defenders are beginning to mount legal challenges to evidence handled by Justin Volk, the former Medical Examiner’s Office lab analyst now facing charges for allegedly stealing drugs from his workplace.
In the last week, defense attorneys in two pending DUI cases argued before San Francisco judges that Volk’s 2020 methamphetamine arrest and pending cases should be admissible in trial. Such information could be used to shred Volk’s credibility.
Judge dismisses criminal charges against man shot by SFPD
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SF Police officer body cam video is shown during SF Police town hall, about recent officer involved shooting of Jamaica Hampton, at Cesar Chavez Elementary School in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, December 17, 2019.Scott Strazzante / The Chronicle
A San Francisco judge has dropped the criminal case against Jamaica Hampton, the 25-year-old man who was accused of attacking San Francisco police officers with a bottle just before he was shot and injured by one of the cops.
Both Hampton and the rookie officer who shot him, Christopher Flores, were indicted by a grand jury last year for charges stemming from the confrontation on December 7, 2019.