Q: My arraignment was 00 bail and alcohol 00. Eighteen month later without my knowledge they increased my bail to 5,000
I was not to appear in court when they transferred my Jury trial treading to Temicula ca. I was not informed of this bail.
A:
MORE INFO NEEDED.
IT CERTAINLY ON ITS FACE SOUNDS RETALIATORY FOR SETTING IT FOR TRIAL (AND OUT OF THE COMMUNITY).
WAS IT INITIALLY SET IN INDIO COURT?
YOUR LAWYER SHOULD GET SOME MILEAGE OUT OF THAT BAIL SETTING, IF ARGUMENT HAS MERIT. THEY ARE SENDING CASES FOR TRIAL ALL OVER RIVERSIDE CO.
WE HAVE HAD MORE TRIALS IN RIVERSIDE SINCE COVID THAT ALL THE OTHER 57 COUNTIES IN CA COMBINED.....GO FIGURE
A: Under these facts, the new bail amount isn't legal, assuming no bail was determined to be necessary at your first hearing and there has been no "change in circumstances" since.
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