Establishes rebuttable presumption of pretrial detention of defendant charged with aggravated assault of law enforcement officer.
This bill establishes a rebuttable presumption of pretrial detention for defendants charged with aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer. Under this law, such defendants would typically remain jailed before trial unless they can prove by a preponderance of evidence that release conditions (like bail or supervision) would ensure their court appearance and public safety. The bill adds this offense to the existing list of crimes triggering this presumption, which currently includes murder and crimes punishable by life imprisonment. This change shifts the burden to the defendant to overcome the presumption, while the prosecution must still establish probable cause for the underlying crime.
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Introduced Mar 4, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
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