"Not quite three short hours after Eric Yuen found himself running across Polk Street and up the steps of San Francisco City Hall, screaming for help, he would be acquitted. It was, said Deputy Public Defender Charles Balara, the quickest acquittal he'd ever seen: After deliberating for perhaps not much longer than 30 minutes, the jury ruled Yuen was not guilty on all six of the misdemeanor domestic violence-related charges leveled against him."
"Distressed people attempting to elude pursuers by entering City Hall, the department added, is not particularly out of the ordinary. But this, in all meanings of the word, was a special case. Yuen's wife allegedly chased him across a busy street and into the most public of public buildings - in full view of at least three of the jurors in People v. Yuen."
Eric Yuen ran across Polk Street and into San Francisco City Hall at lunchtime, telling sheriff's deputies he was being chased and needed help. Jurors who had been on his case witnessed the episode and returned not guilty verdicts on all six misdemeanor domestic-violence-related charges after roughly 30 minutes of deliberation. Several jurors stayed to question why the case had been tried, and three offered to escort Yuen to his car despite expired parking validation. The Sheriff's Department confirmed a man matching Yuen's description took refuge in City Hall and said such incidents are not unusual. The incident was not the first alleged physical accosting by Yuen's wife during proceedings.
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