Criminal
Mar. 5, 2019
US judge strikes down money bail for arrested defendants
An Oakland federal judge on Monday struck down San Francisco County’s use of money bail for those suspected of crimes but not yet charged as a “significant deprivation of liberty.”
An Oakland federal judge on Monday struck down San Francisco County's use of money bail for those suspected of crimes but not yet charged as a "significant deprivation of liberty."
U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers condemned the bail schedule as "arbitrary," because it "bears no relation to the government's interests in enhancing public safety and ensuring co...
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