AB 2462

Bill Subjects

Abstract

Existing law requires a judge or magistrate, in setting, reducing, or denying bail, to take into consideration the protection of the public, the seriousness of the offense charged, the previous criminal record of the defendant, and the probability of his or her appearing at trial or at a hearing of the case. Existing law requires that public safety be the primary consideration. In considering the seriousness of the offense charged, existing law requires a judge or magistrate to include consideration of, among other things, the alleged injury to the victim and the alleged use of a firearm or other deadly weapon in the commission of the crime charged. This bill, for purposes of a defendant charged with domestic violence, as defined, would require a judge or magistrate to take into consideration whether the victim was allegedly strangled or suffocated, as defined, by the defendant.