Illinois judge rules eliminating cash bail in SAFE-T Act unconstitutional

The elimination of money bail within the Rock River Valley space will likely be placed on maintain come Jan. 1 after a Kankakee decide dominated it being unconstitutional.

Circuit Choose Thomas Cunnington, chief decide of the twenty first Judicial Circuit, issued the ruling Wednesday.

Choose Cunnington dominated in favor of the plaintiffs and held the SAFE-T Act, particularly the bail reform and pre-trial launch provisions, unconstitutional.

The decide’s ruling means the pre-trial launch provisions and elimination of money bail is not going to go into impact Jan. 1 within the 65 counties that have been a part of the lawsuit. The entire counties within the Rockford space, together with Winnebago, Boone, Stephenson, Ogle and Lee, have been a part of the lawsuit.

The opposite provisions of the SAFE-T Act, akin to physique cameras, coaching, and so on., have been upheld.

In line with Kankakee County State’s Legal professional Jim Rowe, the decide held the SAFE-T Act unconstitutional on the idea that it violates the Separation of Powers clause, violates the Sufferer Rights Act, and unconstitutionally amends Article I Part 9 of the Structure as a result of the voters have been denied their proper to vote on such amendments.

Illinois Legal professional Basic Kwame Raoul mentioned he, together with Governor JB Pritzker, will enchantment the ruling to the Illinois Supreme Court docket.

Raoul additionally mentioned Wednesday’s ruling doesn’t disturb different parts of the SAFE-T Act which were in impact for greater than a 12 months.

This text initially appeared on Rockford Register Star: Illinois decide guidelines eliminating money bail in SAFE-T Act unconstitutional