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Judges and Judiciary

Sep. 30, 2016

Judge denies SF public defender's bias claims

San Francisco Superior Court Judge Anne-Christine Massullo denied San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi's assertions of bias against criminal defendants.

By Phil Johnson
Daily Journal Staff Writer

San Francisco Superior Court Judge Anne-Christine Massullo has denied San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi's assertions of bias against criminal defendants.

Her response was written late Tuesday, the same day Adachi submitted seven signed declarations from attorneys accusing Massullo of overwhelming bias.

Massullo's four-page response affirms her stance that e...

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