Government,
Criminal
Oct. 27, 2017
Attorney general’s court filing prompts new bail debate
San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi’s announcement that his office will challenge bail in all criminal cases has added a new twist to the state’s dilemma on money bail.
San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi said his office challenged all bail since Oct. 10 and succeeded in getting bail lowered in less than one out of five cases.
SACRAMENTO — California Attorney General Xavier Becerra signaled through a recent court filing that he won’t defend the state’s current money bail system.
Becerra is the latest of several public sector attorneys in the state who declined to uphold the status quo on bail. This includes his predecessor, Kamala D. Harris, who did not defend California’s bail system in a federal case last year.
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