Sentences with phrase «released on bail because»

Not exact matches

He said that city leaders «don't want to see people going to jail simply because they can't afford a small amount of bail for a minor offense,» but said that «there's more than one way to address that issue» and that he is «particularly focused on... some of the efforts to have a supervised release effort for very low - level crimes that we've seen done effectively before.»

But in Dubuque, Iowa, another Jewish defendant remains incarcerated pending trial because of concerns that he might avail himself of the «law of return» and flee to Israel if released on bail.

The reason Rehn's case raised eyebrows is because he was released on bail despite a lengthy record after appearing in front of a justice of the peace.

Such an interpretation would result in sentences inconsistent with the Code's own statement of principles, and would presume that the legislature intended to abolish the quantitative rationale for enhanced credit — that offenders should not be punished more severely because they were not released on bail — without clear language.

Given the sensitivity of these bail scenarios, authorities and the majority of the public back the change, and are leaning on the effective adaptation of police forces, but some are also not as keen, claiming the new rule could put victims at risk because suspects may be released without conditions.