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SAN FRANCISCO \u2014 An accused who had appeared at multiple scheduled court hearings was nevertheless arrested on an outstanding bench warrant because of what the defense described as an administrative oversight, prompting Deputy Public Defender Daniel Meyer to seek her release Monday before Judge Matthew S. Kahn in San Francisco Superior Court.<\/p>\n
On July 6 in Department 11 of the San Francisco Superior Court, Meyer argued for the accused\u2019s release, explaining she was arrested on an outstanding bench warrant that remained active because of an administrative oversight, despite appearing at all of her recent court dates.<\/p>\n
During a bench warrant recall hearing, Meyer explained that the accused had two pending cases, both of which were affected by bench warrant issues. Meyer described the circumstances as an \u201cunfortunate situation,\u201d stating that the accused had missed a court appearance on Nov. 10 while staying at a \u201cnursing facility in Vallejo.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meyer told the court the accused later contacted him from the facility and appeared in court on Dec. 19, despite residing outside San Francisco and living in a nursing facility. However, Meyer explained that only one of the two cases had its bench warrant recalled at that appearance, leaving one bench warrant outstanding.<\/p>\n
The accused went on to attend two court dates in the new year and believed she was in full compliance with the court\u2019s orders.<\/p>\n
Meyer noted that \u201chis calendar\u201d reflected the Nov. 10 hearing but did not include a court date for the second case. As a result, the court did not acknowledge the second case when the accused consistently appeared in court, and the bench warrant remained outstanding without administrative awareness of the issue.<\/p>\n
According to Meyer, because of the oversight, the accused was arrested on the outstanding warrant the previous Thursday. Meyer argued that the accused was \u201cconfused\u201d by the arrest because she believed she was complying with the court\u2019s requirements by continuing to appear at subsequent hearings.<\/p>\n
According to the accused, she did not want to go with the arresting officers, and her \u201carm was broken\u201d by the arresting officers as well. The altercation led to her staying in the hospital over the Fourth of July weekend.<\/p>\n
The accused \u201chas a meeting today with permanent housing,\u201d Meyer said. She had to miss the meeting because she was being held in custody, despite her various court appearances. For the past year, the accused has lived in a nursing home in Vallejo; however, she had recently been attempting to secure long-term housing.<\/p>\n
Meyer requested that the accused be released on her own recognizance without Assertive Case Management. Deputy District Attorney Austin Weiss said, \u201cThe people request ACM\u201d because of the \u201cmultiple cases\u201d and \u201cprevious bench warrants.\u201d<\/p>\n
Judge Kahn released the accused on her own recognizance and set a pre-hearing conference for Aug. 13.<\/p>\n
By Camila Alonso, Jocelyn Portillo, Shanai Farley, Micah Janeway, Alec Roderick, Carmen Miranda and Sarah Naser<\/p>\n
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