Criminal,
California Supreme Court
May 28, 2019
Courts may impose 'reasonable conditions' in addition to bail
Any consequential, judicial-based changes to California’s pretrial detention system must wait for a futurecase, after the state Supreme Court on Thursday ruled narrowly in a bail-related appeal that had become, in substantial part, moot.
Any consequential, judicial-based changes to California's pretrial detention system must wait for a futurecase, after the state Supreme Court on Thursday ruled narrowly in a bail-related appeal that had become, in substantial part, moot.
That makes two pending high court matters, and one in particular set to determine the constitutionality of monetary bail, all the more portentous.
The petitioner ...
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