Criminal
Jun. 12, 2020
Rule 4 rescission: untethered from reason
Ironically, in a vote cast by email to ensure their own safety in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the California Judicial Council voted 17-2 on Wednesday afternoon to rescind the emergency order that “required,” depending on where you practice, that bail be set at $0 for most people accused of lower-level, nonviolent crimes, absent a showing of danger to the community or other circumstance warranting pretrial detention.
Jacqueline Goodman
Ironically, in a vote cast by email to ensure their own safety in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the California Judicial Council voted 17-2 on Wednesday afternoon to rescind the emergency order that "required," depending on where you practice, that bail be set at $0 for most people accused of lower-level, nonviolent crimes, absent a showing...
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