🚨 In a landmark ruling, Judge Richard M. King granted Chazz Jackson’s habeas corpus petition, holding that Anaheim PD Lieutenant Craig Friesen’s testimony – “pimps are generally Black” – violated Penal Code § 745(a)(2). The conviction is set aside.

⚖️ WHAT THE JUDGE FOUND:

✅ A violation of the Racial Justice Act based on the expert’s unnecessary, r*cist stereotype.

✅ The state (Orange County DA Todd Spitzer’s office) failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the violation did not contribute to the judgment.

✅ Judge King rejected the DA’s constitutional challenge to § 745(k).

❌ WHAT THE JUDGE DID NOT FIND (but irrelevant to the victory):

❌ No violation from the preliminary hearing (Det. Delgado’s “male blacks often recruit prostitutes” – not contributing to final judgment).

❌ No violation from the trial judge’s jury remarks.

❌ No violation from the “no Black men” rule evidence.

❌ No violation from animal imagery (“prey”).

THE REMEDY:

The judgment is vacated. The case is remanded for further proceedings on June 3, 2026. The prosecution may retry Chazz within 60 days (Penal Code § 1382(a)(2)). He is not yet free, but the conviction is gone – a massive victory.

THANK YOU, KATHERINE HALLINAN of Pier 5 Law Offices, who fought every claim and secured this historic ruling against Anaheim PD’s r*cist testimony and Todd Spitzer’s office.

The system blinked. Chazz is one step closer to freedom.

📢 Share this win. Stay tuned for the next fight.

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