https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/05/25/he-was-a-victim-of-an-unprovoked-ambush-murder-count-dismissed-in-east-bay-freeway-shooting-that-killed-1-year-old-boy/

OAKLAND — After intense court hearings that spanned nearly a month, an Alameda Superior Court judge dismissed murder charges against one of three Bay Area men accused of causing a rolling gun battle on Interstate 880 that led to 1-year-old Jasper Wu being shot and killed by a stray bullet.

Judge Scott Patton ruled Wednesday that the evidence against Richmond resident Johnny Jackson was not enough to meet even the burden of proof presented in preliminary hearings, where prosecutors must merely establish probable cause in order for the case to proceed. It is a low bar that requires only a “strong inference” of guilt, far less than the reasonable doubt standard jurors are given at criminal trials.