Judge Denies Rehab Release for Parent Despite Defense Arguing Eligibility for Diversion and Affordable Bail
A Yolo County Superior Court judge denied an accused individual’s request for release to attend a residential drug rehabilitation program, despite arguments from Supervising Public Defender Martha Sequeira that the defendant met diversion eligibility criteria and had no history of violence. The ruling, issued by Judge Paul K. Richardson, occurred even though the accused had previously been granted affordable bail in a separate proceeding and sought to enter a program dedicated to parents with substance use disorders, citing the presence of a one-month-old child.
