Galen v. County of Los Angeles.U.S. District Court BAIL Galen v. County of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , 322 F.Supp.2d 1045 (C.D.Cal. 2004). A detainee de·tain·ee n. A person held in custody or confinement: a political detainee. Noun 1. detainee - some held in custody political detainee arrested for domestic violence brought a [section] 1983 Eighth Amendment action alleging that bail of $1 million was excessive. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants. The court held that bail of $1 million, enhanced from the $50,000 bail listed in the county's felony felony (fĕl`ənē), any grave crime, in contrast to a misdemeanor, that is so declared in statute or was so considered in common law. bail schedule, was not excessive. The court noted that the alleged victim had both older and more recent injuries, including a seven-inch laceration laceration /lac·er·a·tion/ (las?er-a´shun) 1. the act of tearing. 2. a torn, ragged, mangled wound. lac·er·a·tion n. 1. A jagged wound or cut. 2. , and allegedly feared for her safety. The detainee was a local attorney who had obtained bail within hours by paying $50,000 to post bond, and the option of denying bail was unavailable under state law. (Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department, California) |
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