Senate Law & Public Safety will hold a public hearing at 10:30 - TopicsExpress



          

Senate Law & Public Safety will hold a public hearing at 10:30 this morning on SCR-128 which proposes a constitutional amendment to authorize, under certain circumstances, pretrial detention of persons in criminal cases. The NJSBA supports this legislation because it provides a balanced approach to reforming New Jerseys bail system which is long overdue. However, the Association urges that this approach be holistic in nature requiring simultaneous enactment of implementing legislation which specifically enumerates the crimes where a defendant would not be eligible for pretrial release, the adoption of a speedy trial statute, and full funding for not only the courts to create a pretrial release system, but also county prosecutor offices and state and county public defender offices who deal with the procedural requirements attendant to this amendments adoption. Listing to the public hearing at 10:30 a.m. ow.ly/zxoLa
Posted on: Thu, 24 Jul 2014 14:15:44 +0000

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