Taxpayer-Funded Pretrial Releases

Case Review Number Two: Christy Howell

Christy Howell was arrested on April 3, 2010 for burglary of a dwelling with assault or battery (first degree felony); tampering/harassing a witness (first degree misdemeanor); petit theft of $100 or more (first degree misdemeanor); and trespass (first degree misdemeanor) and released by the court through Orange County's taxpayer-funded pretrial release program.

Christy's criminal history is as follows:

06/1993: battery (first degree misdemeanor) - nolle prossed/dropped by the state
03/1997: burglary of a structure (third degree felony) - nolle prossed/dropped by the state
11/1997: possession of a controlled substance (third degree felony) - adjudication withheld
05/1998: prostitution - 3 counts (second degree misdemeanor) - adjudication withheld
07/1998: prostitution (second degree misdemeanor) - adjudicated guilty
11/1998: prostitution - 4 counts (second degree misdemeanor) - adjudicated guilty
02/1999: prostitution or lewdness (second degree misdemeanor); prostitution - 2 counts (first degree misdemeanor); prostitution - subsequent offense (first degree misdemeanor) - adjudicated guilty
07/1999: enter/remaining in place for purpose of prostitution; prostitution or lewdness; prostitution (first degree misdemeanor) - adjudicated guilty
10/1999: prostitution or lewdness; direct/transport for purpose of prostitution; prostitution - subsequent offense (first degree misdemeanor) - adjudicated guilty
12/1999: solicitation to commit prostitution; direct/transport for purpose of prostitution; prostitution - subsequent offense (first degree misdemeanor) - adjudicated guilty
09/2000: solicitation to commit prostitution (first degree misdemeanor) - adjudicated guilty
10/2000: enter/remaining in place for purpose of prostitution and prostitution or lewdness (first degree misdemeanor) - adjudicated guilty; direct/transport for purpose of prostitution (first degree misdemeanor) - nolle prossed/dropped by state
01/2002: trespass after warning (second degree misdemeanor) and possession of drug paraphernalia (first degree misdemeanor) - no information filed by state
04/2002: enter/remaining for purpose of prostitution and prostitution or lewdness (second degree misdemeanor) - adjudicated guilty
09/2003: prostitution or lewdness (third degree felony) - adjudicated guilty; enter/remaining in place for purpose of prostitution (first degree misdemeanor) - nolle prossed/dropped by state
09/2006: violation of domestic violence injunction (first degree misdemeanor) - adjudicated guilty
12/2007: driving with license suspended/revoked with knowledge (first degree misdemeanor) - adjudicated guilty
01/2009: prostitution or lewdness (third degree felony) and enter/remaining in place for purpose of prostitution (second degree misdemeanor) - adjudicated guilty
01/2009: introduce contraband into county facility (third degree felony) - no information filed by state

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