SAN FRANCISCO, CA – During a sentencing hearing Tuesday in San Francisco County Superior Court for Jhacorey Wyatt, convicted of a 2021 Tenderloin shooting, Judge Michael McNaughton sentenced Wyatt to a total of 14 years and 3 months with credits for time served—despite the victim’s family members, jurors, and community organizations all pushing for Wyatt’s immediate release.
Wyatt, represented by San Francisco Public Defender Mano Raju, Deputy Public Defender Bao Doan, and Attorney Anjuli Webb, was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and assault with a firearm. During this week’s hearing, defense asked Judge McNaughton for Wyatt’s immediate release given that he’s already served the minimum sentence of 3 years, while Deputy District Attorney Lee Fraiser requested the court sentence him to the maximum sentence possible—26 years in state prison.
Wyatt, who was given a chance to speak before Judge McNaughton delivered his sentence, proclaimed in court “I have something to live for. Please let me go home, please give me a chance at life… I’m not the hateful person I’ve been portrayed to be.”…