Assemblywoman Crystal People-Stokes and members of legal community stand by new bail reform law
Assemblywoman Crystal People-Stokes and members of legal community stand by new bail reform law
Assemblywoman Crystal People-Stokes and members of legal community stand by new bail reform law
SENTENCED TO 4YEARS PROBATION...GOOD EVENING ONCEAGAIN...THE STATE'S NEW BAILREFORM LAW COMINGUNDERFIRE.AGAIN.......AFTERA CHEEKTOWAGAWOMAN WASARRESTED THREETIMES IN THE SAMEDAY EARLIER THISWEEK...SHE IS FACINGSEVERAL CHARGESINCLUDING CRIMINALPOSSESSION OF ACONTROLLEDSUBSTANCE, DRIVINGWITH OUT A LICENSEAND RECKLESSDRIVING.IN ALL THREE ARRESTS- 28-YEAR-OLD SARAHSZYMANSKI WASPROCESSED BYPOLICE, RELEASEDAND GIVEN COURTAPPEARANCETICKETS.
THAT'SBECVAUSE OF NEWBAIL REFORM LAWS INNEW YORK7 EYEWITNESS NEWSSENIOR REPORTEREILEEN BUCKLEY SAYSSTATE ASSEMBLYMAJORITY LEADERCRYSTAL PEOPLES-STOKES IS DEFENDINGTHE NEWCONTROVERSIALLAW.EILEEN??THERE HAS BEENPLENTY OFOPPOSITION TO THENEW CONTROVERSIALBAIL REFORM LAW.BUT ASSEMBLYWOMANCRYSTAL PEOPLE-STOKES JOINEDOTHER MEMBERS OFTHE LEGALCOMMUNITY TODAY TOSUPPORT THIS NEWLAW AND EXPLAINWHY IT PROVIDESEQUITY FOR THOSEWHO HAVE NOTCOMMITTED CRIMESOF VIOLENCE...THE LAW ELIMINATESCASH BAIL FOR THOSECHARGED WITHMISDEMEANORS ANDNON-VIOLENT CRIMES.IT ALLOWS SUSPECTSTO BE FREE UNTILTHEIR COURTAPPEARANCE.PEOPLE-STOKES SAYSTHE LAW IS CRITICALFOR EQUALJUSTICE...SHE SAYS ITPROTECTS THE LEGALPRESUMPTION OFINNOCENCE FORPEOPLE ACCUSED OFLOWER LEVEL CRIMESTHAT AREN'T VIOLENT.SHE SAYS IT ALSOREDUCES THENUMBER OF PEOPLEBEING HELD BEFORETRIAL AND ALLOWSSOME DEFENDANTSTO STAY EMPLOYED."VIOLENT CRIMINALSARE NOT BEINGRELEASED AS A RESULTOF BAIL REFORM.IWANT TO REPEAT THATBECAUSE IT'S BEENSAID SO MANY TIMESTHAT PEOPLE THINK ITIS TRUE.
..VIOLENTCRIMINALS ARE NOTBEING RELEASED AS ARESULT OF BAILREFORM.THIS FEARMONGERING IS ALL ITISTHE LAW STILLREQUIRES CASH BAILBY THE COURTS INCERTAIN CASES -SUCH AS ALLEGED SEXCRIMES OR DOMESTICVIOLENCE AND FORDEFENDANTS WHOCONSISTENTLY FAIL TOAPPEAR IN COURT.GOVERNOR CUOMOHAS ADMITTEDCHANGES NEED TO BEMADE TO THE NEWLAW... EVEN CALLINGIT A 'WORK INPROGRESS'....BUTPEOPLE-STOKESTELLS US SHEDISAGREES WITH THEGOVERNOR AND SEESNO REASON TOCHANGE IT.LIVE IN THENEWSROOM, EILEENBUCKLEY, 7 EWN
