Mother and son charged in O'Fallon kidnapping. Judge calls case 'absolutely atrocious'
The victim was shot in his back, tied up and held for 12 hours in a home.
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The victim was shot in his back, tied up and held for 12 hours in a home.
In courtrooms around the state early this week, judges conducted the first hearings under a new system that determines whether a defendant will be jailed while awaiting trial based on dangerousness and risk of fleeing prosecution, rather than their ability to post bail. The abolition of cash bail was included in the SAFE-T Act criminal
With the passage of the SAFE-T Act, hearings have been longer, more deliberative – resembling federal detention proceedings
By BETH HUNDSDORFER & HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com In courtrooms around the state early this week,...
Hearings have been longer, more deliberative – resembling federal detention proceedings