Alameda County Superior Court Judge Diane S. Meier delayed a ruling in a probation violation hearing, following a disagreement between defense and prosecution counsel over whether the California Supreme Court’s In re Kowalczyk decision prohibits courts from imposing bail on an accused individual lacking financial capacity for a new nonviolent misdemeanor arrest.
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