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Old 07-31-2023, 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by golfing eagles View Post
Probably not a flight risk---the bond is just an attempt to guarantee appearance in court. While you (and others, maybe even myself) have already convicted him and sentenced him to life imprisonment, he is innocent until proven guilty and gets to have his day in court. Also, mens rea is probably attached, and also since he was reported as drunk, the DA may only go for what he can prove---involuntary manslaughter.
Good points. At this point we know more or less just what a news source wants us to know, and as a rule (in my experience anyway), such reporting tends more to arouse ire than to satisfy one's curiosity about what really happened.