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"Wagstaffe, responding to Belyi's assertion, said he had no comment "other than to say we will let the evidence in court speak for itself.""

And when they lose I wonder what he'll say then?

Most Americans tend to think, based on a concept we learned as kids that there is some real sense of justice and security in one's home in America, that there is a very high standard to get a search warrant to search a home. Actually this is not the case. The standard is really, really low. More than 99% of people would be surprised how low it is. I won't debate whether that is good or bad (it really depends if your home is being searched, or the home of someone who did you harm is being searched, and how likely you feel you would wind up fitting in one of those two boxes), but the fact that the judge found that low standard had been met in this case isn't really newsworthy. As the saying goes, "probable cause could exist to indict a ham sandwich."

Like Menlo Voter said, let's see what happens when the smoke clears. It was very disturbing for me to find out Wagstaffe went after Lopez's girlfriend and those charges were dismissed. Since the same standard is at work (incredibly hard to get charges dismissed before a trial), that's actually newsworthy but the Almanac didn't cover it.

The charges were dismissed because of Prosecutorial Misconduct it's that simple. 8 felony charges have been dismissed out of the original 14 against Juan P. Lopez all for the same reason, no matter what Stave Wagstaffe says.

The public has faith that our Judges will do the right thing, when it comes to crimes being committed against the citizens of San Mateo County.

Hon. Judge Mark Forcum has demonstrated he will not do that.
An Atherton resident's Factual Innocence hearing in 2010 proved that. It was public knowledge that a Atherton Police Officer committed a felony by adding a false charge in a police report. What was the source of that information? Another APD Officer testifying in front of Judge Forcum. Did he care? Nope. Did Steve Wagstaffe care? Nope.

I've invited all reporters to attend the Lopez hearing since May 1, 2018 motion was filed, none have shown up.
Since May 1, 2018 Hon. Judge Mark Forcum has continued Mr. Lopez's case 5 times, think about that, 5 times 2 attorneys drive from San Francisco to Redwood City for an 8:30 appearance ready to present their case only to be told it is continued. That is about $20,000 in legal fees charged to Juan P. Lopez

For those who are following Deputy Sheriff Juan P. Lopez's case you will remember his first law firm said the DA and Sheriff and others were trying to Financially Destroy him and those close to him.

I invite all concerned citizens to attend November 15, 2018 hearing 9:00 AM

San Mateo County Sheriff Lt. Andrew Armando to testify.

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Forcum is wrong in extending the unwarranted crusade against Juan Lopez.