""We protested on June 5, 2024 for a just cause, and we did not, frankly, commit the crimes that he accused the off," said German Gonzalez, defendant."
""This whole process has been incredibly draining. But at the end of the day, it's nothing compared to what people in Palestine and people in Gaza are going through. So no matter what, I'm going to keep pushing," said Gonzalez."
""That's a serious hang. This is not one stray juror," said Anthony Bass, one of several attorneys on the defense team. "The district attorney in the trial likened them to people who were vandalizing some stranger's Tesla. And I think, well, that misses the point completely.""
A Santa Clara County judge declared a mistrial in the case of five current and former Stanford students charged with felonies after barricading themselves inside the president's and provost's offices during pro-Palestinian protests. Twelve people were charged in April 2025; most accepted plea deals or court-diversion programs. The five defendants contested vandalism allegations and asserted free-speech protection. A three-week trial ended with a deadlocked jury—8-4 to convict on vandalism and 9-3 to convict on conspiracy to trespass. Defense attorneys criticized the prosecutor's comparisons. The district attorney announced plans for a new trial and set a jury-selection date later this month.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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