FRIDAY, MAY 1ST, 2026
SUMMARY
Prosecution, defense counsel, and defendants met Judge Caffese in Department 21 at 850 Bryant Street, Hall of Justice in San Francisco at 11:00 AM. A trial schedule going through mid-July 2026 was discussed, accounting for judge and attorney schedules, and filed motions were acknowledged.
KEY TAKE-AWAYS
Assistant Deputy Attorneys Angela Roze and David Watson represented the prosecution.
Tentative & Approximate Trial Schedule:
May 4th - May 11th: Pre-trial Motions & Jury Questionnaire
May 12th - May 15th: Court not in session, jury answers questionnaire and attorneys review responses
May 18th - May 22nd: Jury voir dire & pre-trial motions
May 26th: Opening Arguments
May 27th - June 9th: Prosecution case
June 10th - June 26th: Court not in session
June 29th - mid July: Defense case
Mid-July - Closing Arguments
Jury Deliberation & Verdict
Jury Selection:
Plan is to call in 300 jury members, half of whom are likely to be let go due to various hardships.
The judge would like to swear in a panel of ~150 by May 8th.
Between May 11th and May 15th the jury is expected to answer the jury questionnaire and the defense and prosecution will go through the responses.
On May 18th jury voir dire will occur, the process in which the judge and attorneys question the jury to ensure an unbiased selection.
