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Criminal

Aug. 28, 2023

Bail agent may appeal conviction for deals with inmates

Justice Leondra R. Kruger, writing for the California Supreme Court court on Thursday, reversed a 6th District Court of Appeal decision that would have allowed the agent to withdraw her guilty plea and dismiss the case against her.

An attorney representing a bail agent who lost a First Amendment challenge to her conviction for making deals with inmates to get new clients said Friday he is considering taking the case to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Justice Leondra R. Kruger, writing for the California Supreme Court court on Thursday, reversed a 6th District Court of Appeal decision that would have allowed Monica Martinez to withdraw her guilty plea and dismiss the case aga...

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