"I think I would have fainted if there hadn't been so many people standing beside me,"
"She said first of all, it was too old. There's too many people that she feels would wipe out everything, the 12 witnesses,"
"It's backdoor dealings in what is supposed to be a very upfront process. The D.A.'s office is supposed to actually represent the people, not betray the people,"
"She does not want to charge a policeman. Period. That's her reasoning,"
Steven Taylor was killed in a San Leandro Walmart in 2020 and an officer was charged in the case. Five years later, Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson filed a motion to dismiss the prosecution, citing the age of the case and concerns about witness availability. A judge previously denied two dismissal motions; the new motion will be heard by a different judge while the prior judge is on vacation. Family members and activists called the dismissal attempt a betrayal and alleged backdoor dealing. Family plans to continue pursuing a jury trial and justice for Taylor.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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