A California appeals court ruled that judges can deviate from a $0 bail rule set by the state’s judicial governing body in an effort to reduce incarcerated populations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

California’s Fourth District Court of Appeal ruled in favor of the San Diego Superior Court in a case that challenged the state court’s assertion that it is free to depart from Emergency Rule 4, which the Judicial Council of California adopted to establish a statewide Emergency Bail Schedule setting $0 bail for misdemeanors and some felonies.

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