tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12583005.post114443470088908879..comments2023-01-04T02:09:40.565-05:00Comments on Albany Lawyer: Criminal InjusticeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16942422727278141113noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12583005.post-17388473058079689542006-12-25T21:26:00.000-05:002006-12-25T21:26:00.000-05:00I can't let PML's comment go without a follow-up. ...I can't let PML's comment go without a follow-up. First, it is not quite correct that the people must be heard before a judge can set bail on a felony. The judge must make sure the DA has an opportunity to be heard. The law does not require that the DA be actually heard if the judge feels the DA has failed to respond in a timely manner. I'll discuss this in a new post shortly.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16942422727278141113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12583005.post-17556444692615435872006-12-25T14:25:00.000-05:002006-12-25T14:25:00.000-05:00However, if the case you cited is a Felony, CPL 53...However, if the case you cited is a Felony, CPL 530.20 requires the people to be heard on bail before a decision is made.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12583005.post-1152296141402715602006-07-07T14:15:00.000-04:002006-07-07T14:15:00.000-04:00I followed a link from a more recent story, but I ...I followed a link from a more recent story, but I find this topic so interesting I had to post. What often happens here is the felony defendants are held over until a bail recommendation is made by the DA. It's sometimes a couple of days, or over a weekend, but it's unfair according to the letter of the law.TMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05976375351212372736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12583005.post-1152029643167746642006-07-04T12:14:00.000-04:002006-07-04T12:14:00.000-04:00I think what you are saying is very true.I just go...I think what you are saying is very true.<BR/>I just got out of jail without pleading but it costed me 75 days and I am under electronic monitoring now. Another thing they usually do is to inflate the charges to Felony so they are not required to set bail, and then they drop the charges at the last minute to missdemeanor so they can start the clock again: 45+90 days at least in jail if you cannotAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com