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matzoh_ball t1_jcdwfzl wrote

Reply to comment by NetQuarterLatte in Study shows those released under NY's bail reform laws are less likely to get rearrested by mowotlarx

There’s always exceptions but the vast majority of people who repeatedly miss court appearances have an arrest warrant issued and are eventually arrested. The fact that it was a big deal that Yuna Lee’s murderer had not been arrested is precisely part of the reason it was such a big deal.

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NetQuarterLatte t1_jcdy50v wrote

He was arrested though.

I think the problem with an arrest warrant is that it’s only to bring him in front of a judge.

If the court can’t hold a trial right then and there, then they have to release him if it’s a misdemeanor.

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