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The four cases featured in Presumed Guilty were selected because they illustrate the wide spectrum of experience that is brought to bear by the attorneys of the San Francisco Office of the Public Defender, not because of the specifics of the cases or the defendants. Over the course of a year, the producers captured the complex defense strategies of Senior Attorneys Jeff Adachi and Will Maas as they struggled with deep moral dilemmas brought on by two high-profile murder cases. They also recorded rookies Michele Forrar and Phoenix Streets fighting for their clients as they learned the ropes of an adversarial criminal justice system. |
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Lam Choi [ Explore an Interactive Timeline ]
Public Defender: Jeff Adachi
Charge: First Degree Murder
Crime: Killing a gang boss
Possible Sentence: 35 years to life |
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Marcos Ranjel [ Explore an Interactive Timeline ]
Public Defender: Will Maas
Charge: First-degree murder with special circumstances (murder-for-hire)
Crime: Police say Ranjel walked into a hair salon and shot the owner dead.
Possible Sentence: Life without the possibility of parole |
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Erna Larusdottir [ Learn about the Case ]
Public Defender: Phoenix Streets
Charge: Concealed Weapon
Crime: Carrying a revolver in her bag
Possible Sentence: One year |
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Brian Robinson [ Learn about the Case ]
Public Defender: Michele Forrar
Charge: Under the Influence of a Controlled Substance
(crack cocaine)
Crime: Appearing to be under the influence of drugs
Possible Sentence: Four months |
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