Criminal Law Spring Update 2014: The New Bail Statutes Out of Stock
Co-Sponsored by the Criminal Law Section of the Colorado Bar Association
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April 2014
Criminal Law Spring Update 2014: The New Bail Statutes
Co-Sponsored by the Criminal Law Section of the Colorado Bar Association
Program Highlights:
- Overview of Colorado's New Bond Statutes
- Court Obligations Under the New Statutes
- Prosecution Obligations Under the New Statutes
- Defense Obligations Under the New Statutes
- Making Pretrial Equal Justice a Reality in Colorado
- The History of Bail
- Risk Assessment and Money Bond Research
- Racial Disparities Inherent in Pretrial Release Issues
Program Description:
In 2013, Colorado's General Assembly overhauled our statutes governing pretrial release. Colorado's new laws recognize what decades of research has proven: that using money as a condition of release does nothing to guarantee community safety and future court appearances. By replacing bond schedules with empirical research and a presumption of release pending trial, the goal of the legislation is to decrease the number of people who are detained pretrial because they cannot post bond.
This program is a great place to learn the new rules:
This program will give an overview of the new statutory scheme and some history behind bond. We have invited judges, prosecutors and defense lawyers to talk about how the new laws affect their obligations within the criminal justice system. After years of reliance on bond schedules, which have varied widely from one judicial district to the next, the legislative creation of a presumption of pretrial release and the retreat from bond schedules are changes that should generate discussion and participation from all stakeholders.
Agenda:
8:00 - 8:30am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30-9:00am
Welcome and Overview of Learning Objectives: Making Pretrial Equal Justice a Reality in Colorado
Giving Lawyers and Judges Tools to Follow the Constitution and Ensure Both Community Safety and Court Appearances
Moderator: Timothy J. Murray, Esq., Executive Director, Pretrial Justice Institute
9:00-10:30am
The History of Bail: Legal Foundations; National Standards; Terms and Phrases
Presented by Timothy R. Schnacke, Esq., Executive Director, Center for Legal and Evidence-Based Practices
10:30 - 10:45am
Networking Break
10:45-12:00pm
Risk Assessment and Money Bond Research; Racial Disparities Inherent in Pretrial Release Issues
Presented by Michael R. Jones, PhD, Senior Project Associate, Pretrial Justice Institute
12:00 -1:00pm
Networking Lunch (Optional Box Lunch for Purchase)
1:00-1:50pm
Overview of Colorado's New Bond Statutes
Presented by Maureen Cain, Esq., Policy Director, Colorado Criminal Defense Institute, and Ann Roan, Esq., Colorado State Public Defender's Office
1:50-2:50pm
Court Obligations Under the New Statutes
The Presumption of Release; Monetary Conditions of Bond; Seven-day Hearing; Evidence-based Considerations Versus a Bond Schedule
Presented by Honorable Margie Enquist, 1st Judicial District
2:50 - 3:00pm
Networking Break
3:00-3:50pm
Prosecution Obligations Under the New Statutes
Presented by Bo Zeerip, Esq., 21st Judicial District Attorney's Office
4:00-4:50pm
Defense Obligations Under the New Statutes
RPC 1.6; Preparing for the Initial Bond Setting; Writing the Seven-day Motion; Preparing and Litigating the Seven-day Hearing
Presented by Douglas K. Wilson, Esq., Colorado State Public Defender
4:50pm
Adjourn
- CLE Pass Price *FREE! - exclusions may apply
- Standard Price $339.00 USD
- Member Price $289.00 USD
- General Credits 8.00
- Ethics Credits 0.00
- EDI Credits