"Redding argued that Aguilera denies his involvement in the shooting, has no violent criminal convictions, and has strong community ties in the Bay Area that include a teenage son and a budding pop-up eatery opened prior to his arrest earlier this year. There is no evidence that Mr. Aguilera, especially with (supervised release) conditions, would present any risk of bodily harm to others,"
"pointing to the gravity of the current alleged crime murder and stating skepticism about Aguilera's clean criminal history in the three years since he left prison. The court is gambling he does not pose a risk to public safety because he has not been arrested for the last few years, the motion reads. The court should give equal weight to his criminal history and the fact that he brazenly murdered a stranger in front of a crowd because the stranger was drunk and mouthing off."
Judge Hector Ramon ruled Oct. 31 that 33-year-old Vicente Aguilera Chavez should be released pretrial while facing charges in a 2017 alleged gang-related Sunnyvale nightclub parking lot shooting that left a victim dead. The ruling relied in part on Aguilera's lack of arrests since his 2022 release from prison after completing an unrelated burglary sentence and on defense assertions of no violent convictions, local community ties including a teenage son and a pop-up eatery, and his motivation to clear his name. The District Attorney's Office filed a motion asking the judge to reconsider, emphasizing the murder charge's gravity and questioning the claimed clean record. A court hearing in San Jose was scheduled to address the prosecution's challenge.
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