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What Happens When a Judge Sets a Bond that is the Equivalent of No Bond?

It is an all-too-frequent occurrence in Florida's criminal courts that a judge will set a bond in a given case, yet the accused individual continues to remain in jail because he cannot afford to pay that bond. That is precisely what happened in the case of Stallings v. Ryan which arose in Miami. David Stallings actually had two different cases. In the first case, he was charged with 22 counts of sexual battery on a victim under the age of 12 and 21 counts of sexual battery/engaging in a sex act with a family child under the age of one. In the second case, he was charged with 30 counts of sexual battery on a victim under the age of 12 and 29 counts of sexual battery/engaging in a sex act with a family child under the age of one...continue to full post

Full post as published by Palm Beach Criminal Defense Blog on June 15, 2009 (boomark / email).

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