The decision could deal a blow to District Attorney Pamela Price’s efforts to pursue a criminal case against the police officers who pinned Gonzalez to the ground for several minutes before

The Alameda police officers charged in the death of Mario Gonzalez during an arrest in 2021 were back in court Friday, asking the judge to throw out the case.

The three Alameda police officers charged in the death of Mario Gonzalez were back in court Friday. Their lawyers argued a “procedural snafu” by the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office should lead to the dismissal of all three involuntary manslaughter charges.