Even when local Judges want to rule for public safety & taxpayers, California laws prevent them

Two recent examples of how California being a sanctuary state affects public safety.

Remember these six arrests? Nothing was mentioned about these six and any immigration status. From the last court hearing, at least, one of them is in this country, illegally.

https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2018/02/major-multi-agency-bust-and-six-arrests.html?m=1

I am not following this case, but twice in court covering other cases,  three defendants have been present. Two are pictured above.

At their last OR hearing, Deputy Conflict Counsel used SB54 to get a re-referral for her client for probation. Probation has recommended not releasing this man.

"I sill do that, but it is a waste of resources," said Judge Christopher Wilson. "Where will he go?"

Ms. O'Connell's response was that is to be determined at the next hearing.

Hugo Parral-Aguirre, the Mexican citizen, who was in a standoff with law enforcement and shot at deputies. In addition to local enforcement not being able to turn him over to ICE due to California law, Aguirre gets stall his legal proceedings with the " not competent to stand trial."

https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2018/02/mexican-citizen-hugo-aguirre-s-dilemma.html?m=1

Some Humboldt County Public Defenders do not have a problem with spending taxpayer money, as long as it is for their clients.

The argument made against a second evaluation for Aguirre requested by the People was tax payer money.

At least in the Aguirre case, the People wanted to use it to protect the public against someone who has broken the law, more than once. The People agreed to pay for the expert out of their budget. There was no additional expense to the taxpayer.

In every other case, the defense sticks the bill for alleged criminals and repeat offenders to the taxpayers, which is in addition to the Public Defender budget. 

Not every alleged criminal is "not competent" to stand trial. Just one example is  Clayton Lasinski; he had doubt declared months into his case. Repeat offenders in California know how to work the system to pay for their repeated efforts to make bad choices, dezpite chance, after chance and resources such as drug rehab.

Related post:
https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2018/02/im-enforcing-laws-they-enacted.html?m=1