Sentences with phrase «jailed pending trial»
Key questions for reform include whether the state holds too many defendants in jail pending trial and whether bail is an equitable form of pretrial release.
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Ms. M. had already spent two days in jail pending bail, and then was placed on strict conditions for some 16 months prior to trial.
In Tucker v. Idaho, the ACLU of Idaho says plaintiff Tracy Tucker was jailed for three months pending trial, partly because his public defender was not present when it was time to argue for a reduction in bail.
Innocent Man Released After 27 Years DNA Reveals Widespread Corruption in Brevard County Today, at approximately 5 p.m., William Dillon will walk out of Brevard County Jail after being freed pending trial.
Release pending trial is critically important to every accused person, both because defending a case is much more difficult from in - custody than out; and also because the presumption of innocence is always undermined where a person is held in jail before his or her guilt and innocence is determined.