A San Francisco judge on Thursday dismissed dozens of criminal cases that languished in the court system. Prosecutors and defenders expressed outrage at the delays and over the extreme decision.
At least for today they were on the same side for this issue. During the height of the COVID pandemic, San Francisco Superior Court faced a backlog of cases putting them in legal limbo. On Thursday, the court considered 76 cases ranging from DUI to domestic violence, including the dismissal of a case against the driver who faced charges of vehicular manslaughter for a fatal crash in 2022 that killed two women.Ultimately, the court dismissed 70 of the cases.
She said the court's decision to continue cases beyond their statutory deadlines deprived defendants and victims of their day in court, "regrettably, the system has now failed countless victims of crime who will not see justice done."Andrea Lindsay from San Francisco's Public Defenders Office said their attorneys have been furious about this issue for years.
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