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Request for Defendant to be Held Under G.L. c. 276 Section 58A Dangerousness Statute Denied After Hearing
The defendant is charged with rape under G.L. c. 265 section 22. He has been on bail for over a year waiting to have the case go to trial. A few days ago he was arrested and charged with the same crime as well as kidnapping under G.L. c. 265 section 26. Alarmed by the new allegations the district attorney’s office moved to revoke bail on the original case and move for dangerousness under the Massachusetts bail statute, G.L. c. 276 section 58A. The judge agreed to a finding of dangerousness however denied the prosecutor’s request to have the defendant held. He was released with conditions.
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