{"id":810,"date":"2016-02-26T09:05:07","date_gmt":"2016-02-26T14:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.massachusettscriminaldefenselawyerblog.com\/?p=810"},"modified":"2016-02-26T09:05:07","modified_gmt":"2016-02-26T14:05:07","slug":"massachusetts-sjc-holds-violation-release-constitutes-revocation-bail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/massachusetts-sjc-holds-violation-release-constitutes-revocation-bail\/","title":{"rendered":"Massachusetts SJC Holds That A Violation While \u201cOn Release\u201d Constitutes A Revocation Of Bail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent Massachusetts SJC decision, Commonwealth v. Morales, the Court confirmed its authority to revoke a defendant\u2019s bail after being out \u201con release\u201d and had defaulted by not appearing to his pretrial hearing and subsequently committed a new crime. The decision essentially means that when a defendant has a bail set to insure his appearance at a hearing, he is conditionally out \u201con release\u201d. If the conditions are violated and he is not in custody after defaulting, he is still considered \u201con release\u201d\u00a0and therefore bail may be revoked.<\/p>\n<p>The case arose out of Boston Municipal Court, where the trial judge decided that because the defendant defaulted, he was no longer \u201con release\u201d within the meaning of G. L. c. 276, \u00a7 58, and therefore his bail could not be revoked. In August 2014, the defendant was arraigned in the Boston Municipal court on the charge of larceny of property over $250. The defendant was put on notice for bail revocation and was released on personal recognizance. At the subsequent pretrial hearing, the defendant failed to appear and a default warrant was issued. By April 2015, the warrant was still outstanding when the defendant committed a new crime of assault and battery of a family or household member.<\/p>\n<p>During the defendant\u2019s arraignment hearing for the new charge, the Commonwealth filed a motion to revoke the defendant\u2019s bail or recognizance in the larceny matter and also requested bail in the new assault and battery matter. A judge from Boston Municipal Court denied the motion, reasoning that because he defaulted in the prior larceny matter he was no longer \u201con release&#8221; within the meaning of G. L. c. 276, \u00a7 58, sixth par. The Commonwealth filed a petition to appeal from the denial of its motion to revoke the defendant\u2019s bail.\u00a0 The single justice reserved and reported the matter to the full court. \u00a0The Massachusetts SJC disagreed with the lower court and remanded the case to county court.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/massachusetts-sjc-holds-violation-release-constitutes-revocation-bail\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Massachusetts SJC Holds That A Violation While \u201cOn Release\u201d Constitutes A Revocation Of Bail\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent Massachusetts SJC decision, Commonwealth v. Morales, the Court confirmed its authority to revoke a defendant\u2019s bail after being out \u201con release\u201d and had defaulted by not appearing to his pretrial hearing and subsequently committed a new crime. 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