The Chattanooga Times Free Press had an excellent story Sunday about the shambles that is our bond system. It mentions a vehicular homicide case in which the defendant had a $108,000 bond after he reoffended with a DUI while on bond for the homicide. He paid a bondsman $3,750 to make his 10% bond and then picked up yet another DUI.
Something about the math and the danger does not add up.
Read the story at:
http://timesfreepress.com/news/2011/aug/21/a1-suspects-bonding-out-of-jail-for-less/
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