Judge In Stangel Case Rips Prosecution

San Francisco CA

09 March, 2022

7:04 PM

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By Eleni Balakrishnan, Mission Local March 8, 2022 Lead District Attorney prosecutor Hans Moore today requested a new court date in the case against SFPD Officer Terrance Stangel, angering the judge who presided over Stangel's acquittal. "Don't you think it's time to move forward?" asked visibly irritated San Francisco Superior Court Judge Teresa M. Caffese before a nearly empty courtroom, the day after the highly anticipated jury verdict was announced. Stangel was not present. Yesterday afternoon, Stangel was acquitted of three counts of assault and battery for beating domestic violence suspect Dacari Spiers with a baton in 2019. The jury was hung on the final charge for assault under the color of authority. The trial, believed to be the first in which an on-duty police officer faced a jury for excessive force, lasted over four weeks. To read the full article, click here. Mission Local covers San Francisco from the vantage point of the Mission, a neighborhood with all of the promise and problems of a major city. You can support Mission Local here.