So...."No Violent Inmates Released....."

I can see why some would be upset by this news item. A child predator is let loose. What is missing from this news item is any reason for the bail to be reduced to "0". I don't pretend to know anything about interstate legal matters, nor bail requirements, etc., but I find it hard to believe that any DA, or judge would allow such a felon out of jail, if they didn't have to. I hate these items were most of the facts aren't told, so it becomes another " the world is going to hell" news filler.
 
Nathan said:
LAPD's job just got harder..."thanks Ohio".
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I have been reading in the papers and online that Gascon is another zero bail Prosecutor. I don’t know much about the law, but I always thought the judge decided if a prisoner or suspect deserved bail. I think NYC is doing the same thing. Where did this all come from?

It’s getting to be a crazy world out there.
 
Hard to say, maybe the Ohio courts figured that since the charges were not local, they wouldn't be bothered, although Ohio authorities did arrest the suspect on a L.A. County warrant, so....???
 
Nathan said:
Hard to say, maybe the Ohio courts figured that since the charges were not local, they wouldn't be bothered, although Ohio authorities did arrest the suspect on a L.A. County warrant, so....???
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Don’t they have to have an extradition hearing? How would they know that he wouldn’t go on the run while he was waiting on his hearing?
It kind of sounds to me that as long as he stays out of California, he may be home free? I don’t know how the law works in these situations.
 
oldman said:
I have been reading in the papers and online that Gascon is another zero bail Prosecutor. I don’t know much about the law, but I always thought the judge decided if a prisoner or suspect deserved bail. I think NYC is doing the same thing. Where did this all come from?

It’s getting to be a crazy world out there.
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The Judge sets bail not the Prosecutor. For lesser crimes traffic/misdemeanor's there is usually a set bail schedule, before seeing a Judge. Zero bail seems like and idiot move, since CA was charging him was with felonies. Not to up on Uniform Extradition procedures, but the requesting state, here CA, must extradite within 30 days.

I'm sure the warrant was Extradictable for Nationwide status, even if it wasn't, Ohio can still arrest him as a Fugitive from another state under Ohio law.
 
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oldman said:
It kind of sounds to me that as long as he stays out of California, he may be home free? I don’t know how the law works in these situations.
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No, once an arrest warrant is issued, it Tolls (stops) the statute of limitations, so he's on the run forever. Although some states may withdrawal misdemeanor warrants, they don't for felonies.
 
ohioboy said:
The Judge sets bail not the Prosecutor. For lesser crimes traffic/misdemeanor's there is usually a set bail schedule, before seeing a Judge. Zero bail seems like and idiot move, since CA was charging him was with felonies. Not to up on Uniform Extradition procedures, but the requesting state, here CA, must extradite within 30 days.

I'm sure the warrant was Extradictable for Nationwide status, even if it wasn't, Ohio can still arrest him as a Fugitive from another state under Ohio law.
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Here’s what I had read.
Bail Reform
 
Frankly, I think a child predator should be denied bail in all cases until he came to trial. This is a serious crime and too much of it is around.
 

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