Man Sentenced For Fatal Bay Area Stabbing
- San Francisco Judge Eric Fleming sentenced Dennis Duree, 41, to 100 years to life on April 23 after his conviction in a 2023 South of Market stabbing that killed Brandon Mitchell. - Prosecutors said Duree stabbed Mitchell and wounded a woman near Mission Street after accusing the pair of taking his drugs at a sidewalk encampment on December 28, 2023. - The sentence followed convictions for first-degree murder, attempted murder, and assault with a deadly weapon in a case prosecuted by the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office. (sfdistrictattorney.org)
A San Francisco judge sentenced Dennis Duree to 100 years to life for a 2023 stabbing that killed Brandon Mitchell and injured a woman. (sfdistrictattorney.org) (cbsnews.com) Judge Eric Fleming imposed the sentence on April 23, 2026, after Duree, 41, was convicted of first-degree murder, first-degree attempted murder, and assault with a deadly weapon. (sfdistrictattorney.org) San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said the case stemmed from a stabbing near Washburn Alley and Mission Street at about 5:38 a.m. on December 28, 2023. (sfdistrictattorney.org) Prosecutors said Mitchell and the surviving victim had set up an encampment on the 1300 block of Mission Street, where Duree had been loitering for hours before joining them on a mattress. (sfdistrictattorney.org) According to trial evidence, Duree smoked “dope,” kept dropping it, and repeatedly accused the two victims of taking it before walking into a nearby alley and returning to stab them. (sfdistrictattorney.org) Jenkins said, “Justice has been served for the victim who was killed and the victim who survived,” and said she hoped the sentence would bring the victims’ families “some comfort.” (sfdistrictattorney.org) Assistant District Attorney Ryan King said the sentence held Duree accountable for “heinous and senseless acts of violence” after a case handled with the San Francisco Police Department’s homicide unit. (sfdistrictattorney.org) The case closed more than two years after the killing on Mission Street, with one victim dead, one survivor injured, and Duree headed to state prison for the rest of his life unless paroled. (sfdistrictattorney.org)
