California Supreme Court,
Criminal
Apr. 1, 2021
Liberty is the norm
A recent California Supreme Court ruling provides defense bar with powerful argument for pretrial release
On March 25, the California Supreme Court handed down its highly anticipated opinion in In re Kenneth Humphrey, 2021 DJDAR 2813, a case which has become emblematic of the growing political and legal opposition to the use of cash bail. As the court noted at the outset, the traditional use of cash bail recognizes the state's compelling interest in detaining defendants pretri...
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