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Shannon v. Commonwealth (ORDER)

No. 141455Supreme Court of Virginia

141455 Shannon v. Commonwealth (ORDER) 02/26/2015 In a Code § 19.2-124 appeal from bail granted in circuit court to a defendant charged with sexual offenses, on the record presented there is no reversible erro…

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141455 Shannon v. Commonwealth (ORDER) 02/26/2015 In a Code § 19.2-124 appeal from bail granted in circuit court to a defendant c…

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Oct 4, 2026
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Feb 26, 2015
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141455 Shannon v. Commonwealth (ORDER) 02/26/2015 In a Code § 19.2-124 appeal from bail granted in circuit court to a defendant charged with sexual offenses, on the record presented there is no reversible error. A bail decision should articulate its basis sufficiently to enable a reviewing court to make an objective determination that the court setting bail has not abused its discretion. Because the only statement made by the circuit court at the present bond hearing was to fix an amount of bail "under the circumstances of this case," it cannot be found that the Court of Appeals erred in concluding that the circuit court abused its discretion by not considering a relevant factor which shoul…

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