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Defeated South Carolina Judge Still Doing Favors For Lawyer Legislators
For victims of violent crimes, Bentley Price’s term as a Palmetto State judge cannot end soon enough …
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Defendants are generally constitutionally entitled to a bond unless they are deemed to be a flight risk or a danger to the community. The fact that he got bond is less troubling to me than the amount of it. I would’ve anticipated six figures. If he had somehow violated the terms of the bond, then I would expect that he would be held without bond. Yes, he is accused of two different criminal acts, but neither happened while he was out on bond for a previous offense.
Only in S.C.!! Bentley Price loses his position but doesn’t leave until June??? Gives him extra time to finish up his paybacks??? In the corporate world you are escorted while you clean out your office and escorted to your vehicle. Funny how that works.
The main issue is not the granting of bond in this particular case. The fact bond was granted on such a “reasonable” amount which was consolidated in connection with other charges does appear to be the ole Judge Price finger on the scale in favor of a lawyer legislator. I agree with A Different Prospective with respect to the purpose and function of bond and agree an amount should be affixed to secure future court attendance and not punish. The consolidated amount appears to be atypical and give the involvement of Judge Price and a lawyer legislator along with Price’s past proclivities this appears to be another example of Price playing favorites. Maybe he thinks those in power will pay it back in the form of political employment favors. The joy of self discovering it was the judicial rob and not his dazzling legal mind nor convivial nature will be crushing.
I know first hand of his irresponsibile ‘judgment’ on a dangerous criminal . A young man shot my 22 yr old grandson and killed him. No argument , no fight… just took a gun out and shot him.
This ‘Judge’ (and I use that term lightly), gave the killer a small bond and house arrest!!
God help us all
Yet another egregious ruling by Bentley Price, which put a violent offender back into our community within less than a year. Just google “Jason Patno Charleston”.
Another concern my husband was murdered Aug
6 2021 in less than 6 months the guy was out on bond …. 150,000 dollars and house arrest which put him a block away from where my daughter lives he’s now off house arrest and curfew. Why would he be granted such a small bond amount ? Why should he be able to live his life as if my husbands life wasn’t worth him spending his life in prison. This Joseph Author Collin’s has a fib that post such as F..k the police yet he’s running around in the free world while my husbands life was ended by his actions. This judge should have been held accountable for his pour judgement. So not allowing him to be a judge doesn’t justify the pour decisions he made that allow murders to run free before trial. It clear he’s not a role model citizen. Disgusted by this