Criminal,
California Supreme Court
Mar. 4, 2020
Justices consider cash bail denials in noncapital cases
The state Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral argument in a habeas corpus petition about a no-bail pre-trial detention order.
Amid controversy over California's cash bail system, the state Supreme Court considered Tuesday the constitutionality of a widespread practice: the denial of bail in noncapital cases.
Justices questioned the proper standard of review in bail cases, with San Diego criminal appellate attorney Laura G. Schaefer arguing the appellate court is law-based de novo "because you're dealing with a fundamental constitutional right of liberty."<...
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