## [Prosecutor Misconduct No. 1723844076 - 2088775675](/prosecutor-misconduct-no-1723844076-2088775675) [![](/sites/default/files/styles/square_500_x_500_/public/2022-10/BJ.jpg?itok=OFA5vUFc)](/individual/brooke-%20jenkins)Brooke Jenkins **[San Francisco District Attorney](/california/san-francisco-district-attorney)** 350 Rhode Island Street, North Building, Suite 400N San Francisco, California 94103 [(628) 652-4000](tel:%28628%29652-4000) [https://www.sfdistr…](https://www.sfdistrictattorney.org) [![San Francisco District Attorney](/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/2022-03/download%20-%202022-03-13T160427.094.jpg?itok=3l61wCcj "San Francisco District Attorney")](/california/san-francisco-district-attorney) ## Date of Offense Date Not Provided ## Offense(s) [Attorney Misconduct](/prosecutor-complaint-categories/duty/attorney-misconduct) ## Reporting Authority This complaint has been forwarded to the [State Bar of California](/california/state-bar-california) ## Supporting Document(s) [State Bar Complaint](/sites/default/files/2022-10/600397874-Brooke-Jenkins-State-Bar-Complaint-1.pdf "600397874-Brooke-Jenkins-State-Bar-Complaint-1.pdf") [Fox KTVU News Article](/sites/default/files/2022-10/State%20Bar%20complaint%20filed%20against%20SF%20interim%20D.A.%20Jenkins%20by%20retired%20judge.pdf "State Bar complaint filed against SF interim D.A. Jenkins by retired judge.pdf") ## Statement The following is taken from the Fox KTVU news article... > The complaint alleges Jenkins violated State Bar rules and the Business and Professions code through acts of dishonesty. Retired Superior Court Judge Martha Goldin filed the complaint on Thursday. > > The misconduct allegations are outlined in the complaint and date as far back as a case Jenkins prosecuted in 2014 as the assistant district attorney. In 2016, a San Francisco appellate court reversed convictions in the case as a result of prosecutorial misconduct by Jenkins. > > A press release from [The Wren Collective](https://www.wrencollective.org/), a research and policy group dedicated to criminal justice reform, said, "the appellate court found that Jenkins was guilty of a form of misconduct known as Griffin error, when a prosecutor violates constitutional protections by improperly commenting to the jury on a defendant’s failure to testify." > > The claim accuses Jenkins of lying last month during a district attorney candidate debate when she said, "I want to make clear first and foremost never have I ever been found to have committed misconduct in a case." > > Aside from allegations of lying, the claim accuses Jenkins of false and misleading representations, criminal conduct, and deceptive claims of attorney-client privilege.