Criminal procedure — pretrial detention

Posted April 3, 2024 10:14 AM

Where the state seeks pretrial detention of a defendant it must prove with evidence that no condition could mitigate the threat the defendant poses, and may not merely allege as such.The 1st District Appellate Court reversed and remanded a decision from Cook County Associate Judge Maryam Ahmad.Elijah White was involved in a serious car crash, resulting in a fatality. Weeks after the crash occurred, the state petitioned to detain White, charging him with reckless homicide as well as “a litany of vehicle code violations and …

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