Right to a Bail Hearing
Understanding your Rights Under California Law In California, you have a right to a bail hearing. At a bail hearing a judge may use his
Understanding your Rights Under California Law In California, you have a right to a bail hearing. At a bail hearing a judge may use his
Each year the Judicial Council of California establishes a uniform bail schedule for the State. The bail schedule standardizes how bail is set. Setting bail
In Southern California, we are not surprised when we see a high-speed chase on the news. If you watch the local news throughout the week,
The Kentucky House Judiciary Committee heard testimony last week from judges about the potential of bail reform. Advocates of reform argue that judges need to
Bail was set at $90,000 for a man accused of punching two women at a hot dog stand in California. The vicious attack occurred on
How One Jail is Shifting the Focus Jail overcrowding is a problem faced by law enforcement across the nation. This has led to a public
One aspect of the bail reform debate that often gets overlooked is the system that would replace cash bonds for pretrial release. Too many people
SB10, California’s Money Bail Reform Law, would have effectively eliminated the commercial bail system from the criminal justice system. A united group of opponents to
Late last year California’s Governor Jerry Brown signed SB10 into law. Known as the California Money Bail Reform Act, last minute changes to the legislation
As we wait for verification of the over 500,000 signatures submitted by the opposition to SB-10, California’s Bail Reform Law, we must take a moment