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59 shots: Closing arguments in the Nieto case

“We are here today because of 59 shots,” Nieto family attorney Adante Pointer said, as he began his closing argument in the Nieto trial....

Final argument in the Nieto case: What I would say

I am not a lawyer. I don’t know the rules of evidence. I don’t know what you can and can’t mention in a closing...

A trainwreck of a witness on final day of Nieto case

One of the city’s star witnesses in the Alex Nieto case took the stand today, and the result was one of the worst legal...

While cops pass notes and look away, Alex Nieto’s mom talks of the death of her son

In what has been the most overwhelming day in the Alex Nieto trial, the court heard testimony from a range of experts, mostly witnesses...

The Mission, noir — with some ugly history and real life today

On Dec. 12, 1975, an arsonist set fire to the Gartland Apartments, a low-income residential complex at 16th and Valencia, killing at least 14 people...

Nieto trial: More evidence casts doubt on police story

Just before U.S. Magistrate Judge Nathanael Cousins entered the courtroom this morning, Alex Nieto’s parents took their seats carrying a solemn pink helium balloon,...

Nieto case witness directly contradicts everything the cops have said

In perhaps the most dramatic moment to date in the trial of the police officers who killed Alex Nieto, a man who was walking...

Dramatic new evidence in the Nieto trial

The officer who first opened fire on Alex Nieto testified today that he emptied an entire magazine, reloaded, and shot again, fearing that Nieto...

The Nieto trial: 59 shots — and big questions

The Alex Nieto case opened today, with the two sides presenting profoundly different versions of what happened that March evening in 2014 – and...

The Agenda, Feb. 29-March 6: The Alex Nieto trial, affordable housing ….

I didn’t think the Alex Nieto case was actually going to trial; most of these police-abuse cases don’t. The last thing the city typically...