S.F. defense attorneys challenge evidence handled by ex-medical examiner lab analyst
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The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner at 1 Newhall Street in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, September 23, 2020.Scott Strazzante / The Chronicle
San Francisco public defenders are beginning to mount legal challenges to evidence handled by Justin Volk, the former Medical Examiner’s Office lab analyst now facing charges for allegedly stealing drugs from his workplace.
In the last week, defense attorneys in two pending DUI cases argued before San Francisco judges that Volk’s 2020 methamphetamine arrest and pending cases should be admissible in trial. Such information could be used to shred Volk’s credibility.