"The prosecution's case against Estrada-Avalos was marred by inconsistent or at one point, admittedly dishonest testimony from the lone eyewitness, a woman who admitted she was driving when Estrada-Avalos and a group of people, including the victim, got into a shouting match that precipitated the shooting. The woman lied on the stand at Estrada-Avalos' preliminary hearing, claimed to have memory problems at key moments of the timeline,"
"Still, Reardon held Estrada-Avalos to answer on the murder charge at Estrada-Avalos' November 2024 preliminary hearing, citing the relatively low legal standards for that stage of a criminal case. He also noted that it appeared Estrada-Avalos was juiced up and looking for problems that night. (Estrada-Avalos) thinks it's fun to harass individuals on sidewalks and yell at them and start fights with them, Reardon added, referring to the night in question."
Jose Peche Estrada-Avalos, 40, pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to seven years in state prison for a 2023 drive-by shooting that killed 21-year-old Santos Pablo-Ramirez. Prosecutors dismissed a murder charge in exchange for the plea. Multiple eyewitnesses said Pablo-Ramirez and friends were drinking on a street corner near the 2100 block of 39th Avenue in Oakland around 3 a.m. on June 17 when Estrada-Avalos and Marleny Pena-Arias drove by in an allegedly stolen SUV and a shouting match ensued. A lone eyewitness gave inconsistent and at times dishonest testimony, and Pena-Arias testified under immunity. Judge Thomas Reardon noted credibility issues but held Estrada-Avalos to answer at the preliminary hearing.
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