Inability to pay is being used as an argument for bail reform. In California and Humboldt, it will be misused just as was recently in the Mark Dare case and as it is regularly in the Humboldt courts.
One of the arguments used to get bail reduced for alleged child molestor Mark Dare was inabity to pay. His bail went from 2.4 million to 500,000 and within hours, he was out of custody. This after he was held to answer on four counts of abusing his two step daughters.
Dare is not indigent. Compared to the average defendant, he has a wife, family, friends, church supporters and he was still employed at the time of the preliminary hearing.
Why does Mark Dare have a public defender?
Chad Smith sold a business, then started another business. Was there financial paperwork done before he got a court appointed lawyer?
I have written previously about the lax attitude towards court appointed attorneys.
Just like Prop 47, Prop 57, and the misleading sanctuary law; it will have and already has disastrous consequences.
Related posts:
https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2018/02/dont-let-misleading-arguments-influence.html?m=1
https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2018/02/mark-dare-who-was-held-to-answer-on-4.html?m=1
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