"At the reconsideration hearing held Friday in a San Jose courtroom, Ramon rejected pleas from the district attorney's office to give more weight to the allegations in the murder charges. He ultimately sided with public defense attorneys who argued that the defendants' lack of violent histories, as well as their local family ties and community contributions, did not make them imminent public dangers or flight risks."
"I am very glad that Judge Ramon continued to follow the law and apply long-standing legal precedent and constitutional principles. He did the right thing. Redding told Ramon in court that prosecutors had nothing more than unproven criminal charges to justify the continued jailing of her client, and along with Deputy Alternate Defender Kristin Carter, who represents Sandoval, characterized the DA's case as mostly circumstantial."
Judge Hector Ramon reaffirmed supervised release for Vicente Aguilera Chavez and ordered supervised release for co-defendant Agustin Sandoval in a 2017 alleged gang-related Sunnyvale night club parking lot shooting. Both men face murder charges. Ramon granted Aguilera release on Oct. 31 based on Aguilera's clean record since a 2022 release from an unrelated burglary sentence. The Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office sought reconsideration, arguing public safety risks. Ramon rejected that challenge, finding defendants' lack of violent histories, local family ties, and community contributions did not indicate imminent danger or flight risk. Defense attorneys characterized the prosecution's case as mainly circumstantial.
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