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Deputy Public Defender Eric McBurneyâs statement on the case for his client Steven Jenkins
May 3, 2021
by Valerie Ibarra
My name is Eric McBurney, the deputy public defender representing Steven Jenkins, who was arrested on March 17, 2021, after witnesses saw him strike Xiao Zhen Xie at the corner of Market and Seventh Street in San Francisco. Mr. Jenkins is also accused of hitting Ngoc Pham that same day.
These are two deeply troubling assaults of elderly Asian Americans in our community at a time when Asian Americans locally and nationally are suffering from an escalation of violence and anti-Asian racism. As an immigrant from Taiwan myself, I understand why there has been so much concern about this case and I have great sympathy for Mr. Pham, Ms. Xiao and their families.
Adachi Project releases One Eleven Taylor, a documentary short depicting dangerous conditions at a GEO Group-run for-profit halfway house in San Francisco sfbayview.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sfbayview.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Along Jeff Adachi Way near the San Francisco Hall of Justice, public defender Mano Raju holds a photo carried in the vigil for the late public defender. Photo: Santiago Mejia, The Chronicle
Santhosh Daniel was running the Global Film Initiative when he got a call out of the blue from San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi, who was a documentary filmmaker on the side. Adachi wanted to talk about his idea to create a series of films that broke down the whole process of legal defense for people who cannot afford any other kind.