"A suspect in an April nightclub robbery where the intended target killed a man has been released from jail, after his lawyer convinced a judge to set bail at $200,000, court records show. Jashawndre Upshaw, 34, had been held at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin without bail until a mid-July court appearance before Judge Colin Bowen, according to court records. After posting bail in late July, he was released."
"It also cites several support letters from friends and the director of a workforce program that Upshaw participated in. Jashawndre has made mistakes in his past, and has since changed his life around, he's person with good moral character, incredibly remorseful, and is willing to do whatever it takes to get the opportunity to get second chance, a letter written by a friend of 10 years says."
"Prosecutors are citing the provocative act theory, a part of the law that makes someone liable for situations where a violent crime victim uses lawful, fatal self-defense. Authorities allege that Upshaw and Jones attempted to rob an armed man who killed Jones. Police allege that shortly after midnight on April 19, the two Oakland men approached a Richmond resident on the 500 block of 18th Street in Oakland,"
Jashawndre Upshaw, 34, was released after a judge set bail at $200,000 and he posted bail in late July. Upshaw faces charges accusing him of murder in the death of 33-year-old Roosevelt Jones, who was killed by another person during an attempted robbery. Prosecutors invoke the provocative act theory, alleging Upshaw and Jones attempted to rob an armed man who then fatally shot Jones. Police cite surveillance video and allege Jones threw the victim onto the pavement before being shot. Defense counsel argues Upshaw's act of driving Jones to a hospital undermines the felony-murder theory and submitted character letters. Upshaw has a 2017 robbery conviction.
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