In a surprise ruling on Tuesday, Judge Michelle Leavitt denied Jose “Chille” DeCastro’s motion for bail and canceled his hearing scheduled for Wednesday, April 10, 2024.
Our Nevade Judges released a statement from Judge Leavitt on their YouTube community page indicating that she had ruled against DeCastro’s motion and canceled the hearing. She did not indicate her reasoning for her ruling in the statement and the documents involved in her decision have not been released as of press time.
DeCastro has a pending appeal in Judge Leavitt’s court of his recent conviction for obstructing an officer and interfering in a traffic stop. He attempted to appeal his sentence of six months in jail last week and had his appeal denied by Judge Ann Zimmerman, who had previously sentenced him to jail in that case.
His attempt to appeal that decision to Leavitt’s court had been met with skepticism by critics as he submitted the same failed argument as he had used in the lower court hearing, with many wondering if DeCastro was deliberately sabotaging himself to have the case appealed to the Nevada State Supreme Court.
The imprisoned YouTuber had previously claimed to have filed a writ of habeas corpus to force the State of Nevada to justify his sentence and imprisonment. It is unclear if DeCastro has already filed that writ, or if his decision to file will be impacted by Tuesday’s ruling.
Unless the State Supreme Court agrees to free him, DeCastro is currently expected to remain in the Clark County Detention Center until at least July of this year when the first hearings in his appeal are set to be held in front of Judge Leavitt.
This is a breaking news story.
Case Links
The Public Documents of Jose Maria “Chille” DeCastro
https://thepublicdocuments.com/
DeCastro vs. Peter, etc. – California State Superior Court
https://www.lacourt.org/casesummary/ui/index.aspx?casetype=civil (Use case: 23SMCV00538)
DeCastro vs. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67210646/decastro-v-las-vegas-metropolitan-police-department/
DeCastro vs. Mcknight (Federal Court filed in Nevada vs. Ohio)
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68308740/decastro-v-mcknight/
DeCastro vs. Wagner (Ironton) – APPEAL
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67862227/jose-decastro-v-pam-wagner/
Feb 14, 2024 Arrest (Las Vegas)
https://municourt.lasvegasnevada.gov (Defendants, DeCastro, Jose, 9/11/74)
Maryland Criminal Complaint by Collin Campbell
https://casesearch.courts.state.md.us/casesearch/inquiry-search.jsp (Use case: D-09-CR-24-000572)
DeCastro vs. State of Nevada (Appeal of March 2024 conviction)
https://www.clarkcountycourts.us (Use case: C-24-381730-A)
DeCastro vs. Evan McKnight, Defendants (Lawsuit against Ironton filed in Nevada state court)
https://www.clarkcountycourts.us (Use case: A-24-888450-C)
Rodgers v. Winfrey (Deboraugh Rodgers Federal Case)
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/66901243/rodgers-v-winfrey/
Dollarhide v. Dickens (Jason Dollarhide Federal Case)
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/64862375/dollarhide-v-dickens/
DeCastro vs. Abrams & Peter (Dismissed)
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/64946355/decastro-v-abrams/
DeCastro vs. Wagner (Ironton) (Dismissed)
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/63235878/decastro-v-wagner/
DeCastro vs. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department – APPEAL (Dismissed)
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67693595/jose-decastro-v-lvmpd/
Wallace v. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (Dismissed)
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67423252/wallace-v-las-vegas-metropolitan-police-department/
Maryland Peace Order by Collin Campbell (Closed)
https://casesearch.courts.state.md.us/casesearch/inquiry-search.jsp (Use case: D-09-CV-24-809545)
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