WOODLAND, Calif. — Yolo County Superior Court Judge Sonia Cortés granted an accused person supervised release on his own recognizance Tuesday, despite the prosecution’s concerns about his criminal history, previous failures to appear and ability to comply with court orders.
During the hearing, Deputy District Attorney Adrienne Chin-Perez argued against release, citing a criminal history spanning several decades that she said included 19 pages of arrests and convictions, including matters outside California.
Deputy Public Defender Martha Sequeira requested that the accused be released on his own recognizance, allowing him to remain out of custody while awaiting further court proceedings without posting bail.
Cortés ultimately granted supervised own-recognizance release but imposed several conditions, including reporting to probation and submitting to searches for drugs, weapons, stolen property and burglary tools.
The judge also ordered the accused to stay away from a specified location associated with a commercial marijuana cultivation operation and refrain from using controlled substances.
Chin-Perez cited a criminal history dating to the 1990s, including a 2006 arrest that resulted in an acquittal in 2007.
The prosecutor also referenced a 2018 arrest associated with a failure to appear and a 2021 matter involving a failure to appear and an allegation that the accused had absconded.
Chin-Perez said the accused was before the court on a warrant related to a previous failure to appear.
The current case involves charges filed Oct. 27, including felony conspiracy to commit a crime and vandalism involving damage exceeding $400 but not more than $10,000.
The accused also faces misdemeanor charges of possession of burglary tools and disorderly conduct involving prowling.
The case includes an allegation of a prior serious felony conviction and a separate allegation of circumstances in aggravation.
In arguing for release, Sequeira emphasized the age of many of the matters in the accused’s criminal history.
Chin-Perez maintained that the previous failures to appear raised concerns about whether the accused would comply with future court orders if released.
After considering both arguments, Cortés granted supervised release rather than ordering continued detention.
The conditions require the accused to report to probation, comply with the court’s search requirements, avoid the specified location and refrain from using controlled substances while the criminal proceedings remain pending.
A preliminary hearing was scheduled for Nov. 24, and a misdemeanor jury trial was scheduled for Dec. 7.
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