Julio Rafael Najera Leon, age 26, of the Ukiah area, was sentenced this past week to a combined 10 years in state prison on two separate cases.
Najera Leon was convicted by plea in the principal case of being a felon in unlawful possession of two firearms. He reluctantly admitted as true a sentencing enhancement charged by the DA that he has suffered a prior Strike conviction, a 2011 robbery in Los Angeles County. He also admitted enhancements that he has served two prior prison commitments and failed to stay conviction-free for at least five years following both of his releases from custody to parole supervision.
In the subordinate case, Najera Leon was convicted by plea of a felony assault with a firearm on another person. He also admitted a separate sentencing enhancement that he has suffered an additional prior Strike conviction, a 2011 residential burglary in Los Angeles County.
With statutory credits that may be earned at a reduced rate due to the prior Strikes, this defendant would normally be required to serve eight of the ten years in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. However, if found eligible by prison authorities for voter-approved Proposition 57 expedited release, the defendant will only have to serve just over two years before being released yet again to local parole supervision.
The attorney prosecuting this defendant was District Attorney David Eyster. The investigating law enforcement agencies were the Ukiah Police Department, the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office, and the California State Parole Office.
Mendocino County Superior Court Judge John Behnke accepted the negotiated plea bargain and sentenced the defendant to the stipulated term of 10 years in state prison.
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