Criminal,
California Supreme Court
Aug. 20, 2020
AG asks state high court to eliminate bail in many cases pending an appeal
The attorney general, who initially defended the bail amount, subsequently switched sides and argued to the state Supreme Court that the appellate court ruling should have binding effects on trial judges even though the high court has not decided the appeal.
Citing the coronavirus, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra asked the state Supreme Court on Wednesday to eliminate money bail unless prosecutors successfully seek a superior court judge's order saying a defendant should remain in custody to protect public safety or victims.
The state high court hasn't set a date to consider an appeal of a 1st District Court of Appeal panel ruling in January 2018 that Kenneth Humphrey was ent...
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