Wiseman noted Castro’s criminal history.
Upon hearing the arguments of both parties, Wiseman accepted the plea agreement and imposed a five-year imprisonment on the 24-year-old Castro, all suspended except for one year without parole.
Assistant Attorney General Brian D. Gallagher, the prosecutor, and Assistant Public Defender Richard Miller, who represented Castro, told the court that the defendant immediately accepted responsibility for his actions and had returned the stolen laptop to its owner.
“This case is only two months old and it is in the interests of justice to have a speedy resolution,” Wiseman noted in his judgment and commitment order.
The term imposed on Castro will be concurrent to a violation of probation for two separate cases to be filed against the defendant.
Palacios was required to pay a $100 fine, a $100 assessment fee, a probation fee to be determined by the Adult Probation Office, and to perform 100 hours of community work service.
The Attorney General’s Office said Palacios unlawfully entered Eucon International School dormitory and stole a laptop on July 17, 2010.
