Bill > H728

This bill aims to improve the administration and efficiency of the judicial system. It makes several changes to existing laws, including: 1. Allowing petitions for bail review to be submitted by writing rather than just by telephone, and changing the timeline for when these petitions must be heard by the superior court. 2. Modifying the standards for when a superior court justice can overturn a district court's bail decision, requiring a clear error of law or fact, or a clearly excessive bail amount, before the justice can make a different bail determination. 3. Giving district attorneys sole discretion to determine which criminal cases are tried and the order of those trials, rather than the court having authority to order a case to trial over the district attorney's objection. The bill also restricts the grounds for dismissing a case due to the timeliness of prosecution. These changes are intended to streamline the judicial process and grant more authority to prosecutors in managing their caseloads.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H728