SAN JOSE, Calif. — A Santa Clara County Superior Court judge ordered a defendant to remain in the community on probation and undergo mental health treatment rather than serve additional jail time during a sentencing hearing Monday that highlighted the impact of financial hardship and the need for treatment.
The court addressed four separate dockets, including three felony matters and one misdemeanor. For the felony matters, the court imposed a concurrent 364-day county jail sentence that could be modified through mental health treatment court, along with two years of probation.
The defendant had accumulated substantial custody credits, which reduced his remaining jail time…