hoodline.com/2026/10/san-jose-murder-convictions-tossed-over-prosecutor-s-pit-bull-predator-remarks San Jose Murder Convictions Tossed Over Prosecutor's Pit Bull, Predator Remarks
A California appeals court vacated the convictions and sentences of three Stockton men in a 2019 San Jose killing, ruling a prosecutor's pit bull analogy and predator language during jury selection violated the Racial Justice Act. The case returns to Santa Clara County Superior Court.