By Maura Dolan March 26, 2014, 5:35 p.m. SAN FRANCISCO -- California state Sen. Leland Yee sat between two other manacled defendants and grimly surveyed the courtroom, his face fixed in a frown. Appearing Wednesday afternoon in federal court, where he was arraigned with 19 other defendants, Yee wore a casual, light-weight blue jacket, his hair stylishly combed. He gazed out at the courtroom without flinching, even as reporters stood to get a better a look at him. Yee was charged with six counts of depriving the public of honest service each carrying a maximum 20 years in prison and gun trafficking, which carries a maximum of five years in prison. Mr. Yee, do you understand the charges against you? asked U.S. Magistrate Nathanael Cousins.Yes, Yee replied with a nod. Most of the those accused with Yee were of Chinese descent. Several followed the proceedings with the aid of an interpreter, and one elderly defendant sat in a wheelchair. Three of the accused were women. Yee was...