Pensacola DUI Homicide - Bail Denied

Posted on June 17, 2009 by Dan Jaffe

Watch this case closely. My guess is that this will be a study in contrast to the sentence received by Mr. Stallworth (which I blogged about at Miami DUI Penalties - Wealthy Person Style).

No bond in DUI-death case | pnj.com | Pensacola News Journal: "Christina Rivkin, 32, is charged in the death of Michael Steele, 25, who was struck while riding his bicycle to work at the Winn-Dixie grocery store at Nine Mile and Chemstrand roads about 11 p.m. June 10.

Escambia County Judge Thomas Johnson set Rivkin's bond at $500,000 last week. Circuit Judge Frank Bell on Tuesday agreed with a request by the State Attorney's Office to hold her until trial because she poses a danger to the community."

It is difficult to argue that a person on their third DUI (which resulted in a death) does not pose a danger to society.

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