Government,
Criminal,
Constitutional Law
Jan. 9, 2019
Judge cuts off, argues with bail industry attorney in hearing
A federal judge overseeing a case challenging the state’s money bail system appeared extremely skeptical of the industry’s defense of the current system during a Tuesday hearing.
OAKLAND -- A federal judge overseeing a case challenging California's requirement for money bail argued with a bond industry attorney, repeatedly cutting her off midsentence during a hearing Tuesday,
Noting several times that all levels of state government had abandoned defending this case, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers pressed defense attorney Harmeet D...
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