ALBANY – Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman yesterday called for a "top to bottom" overhaul of making bail determinations that not only protects public safety but is fair to low-income defendants waiting for their cases to be adjudicated.
Lippman told judges, elected officials and lawyers gathered at the Court of Appeals for his 2013 State of the Judiciary message that a "coherent, rational approach" is needed for a "vitally important part of the criminal justice system that has been untouched by reform."
