People v. Casey

Defendant appealed from the circuit court’s denial of his motion for pretrial release, arguing that the court abused its discretion when it found he posed a real and present threat to the safety of any person or persons in the community. The appellate court affirmed, finding that the trial court did not abuse its discretion where the record established that the defendant was charged with threatening a public official, that he had made multiple threats to police officers, was on probation for aggravated assault of a peace officer, and lived close to a police station. (HOLDRIDGE, concurring and McDADE, dissenting)