'Crime boss' conduct: Pamela Price accused of $25,000 extortion attempt
Ernie Castillo says his client was hit with a felony after refusing to make a hefty campaign donation to DA Pamela Price in January.
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Judge chides DA's office, drops manslaughter case against cops
Judge Scott Patton slammed the DA's office for its "rushed and careless work" in filing the manslaughter case after the death of Mario Gonzalez.
Alyx Herrmann recorded her own murder, prosecution says
Authorities found the recording on Herrmann's cellphone Sunday — a month after her murder trial began.
'Fatal error' by DA's office may see manslaughter case dropped against Alameda cops
Judge Scott Patton asked pointed questions of the prosecution and said he would issue his ruling on the Mario Gonzalez case by Oct. 11.
Another top deputy of DA Price committed misconduct at his last job, investigation found
A former high-ranking OPD command staffer told The Scanner that Price did not ask about Eric Lewis at OPD, where he spent his career.
Defense attorney alleges voter suppression by DA Pamela Price
Price told employees to follow a law prohibiting the collection of campaign contributions — long after the law was overturned, the attorney says.
AG's office drops Butch Ford case 'in the interest of justice'
"I knew I never did anything wrong," Ford said Wednesday. "The history of this case speaks for itself."