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Judges and Judiciary

Nov. 18, 2016

Request for former prosecutor's testimony could be key in bias challenge against SF judge

San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi wants to ask about what he sees as violations of judicial canons.

By Phil Johnson
Daily Journal Staff Writer

In the latest twist in a public defender's bid to remove a jurist from a criminal case, San Francisco County Judge Anne-Christine Massullo's sweeping denial of allegations against her has pulled in a former assistant district attorney.

The ex-prosecutor's possible testimony over what happened after an unrelated trial is San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi's latest hope in his challenge o...

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