"Dismissal of the criminal charges is the appropriate outcome here," said Dominique Erney, Counsel, Justice System Reform at SCSJ. "Overly aggressive policing undermines public safety. Here, it placed our clients in a dangerous situation that was not of their making. They should never have been forced to endure this ordeal."
The Alameda County District Attorney's Office this week unexpectedly dropped its case against a man charged in the 2024 fatal mauling of his good friend by three, 100-pound dogs. Deputy District Attorney Michiye Vella cited a lack of sufficient evidence in asking a judge on Monday to dismiss the case against the dogs' owner, Brendan Burke, according to court documents.