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Bill advances to bar convicted defendants from leaving county jail on bond until sentencing
Summary
SB 358 would require immediate revocation or modification of bond when a defendant is convicted at trial, so the person is held without bond in the county jail until sentencing; sponsor described the bill as closing a loophole exposed in a recent Riley County case and said victims and local prosecutors supported the change.
The Senate reported SB 358 favorably after sponsor remarks and committee testimony. Senator Warren described the measure as intended to prevent convicted defendants who had been free on bond during trial from walking out of a courtroom after conviction and encountering victims or…
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