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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Jun. 26, 2007

Navigating Bail

Focus Column - By Steve Cooley - The Los Angles County district attorney gives a lesson on bail law, for MCLE credit.

FOCUS COLUMN

By Steve Cooley

     
      In 1791, the Eighth Amendment established a defendant's constitutional right to bail. Since then, defendants routinely have posted bail and appeared in court to answer criminal charges. What happens procedurally, however, when a defendant fails to appear in court and his or her bail is forfeited?
      The objective of this ar...

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