People v. Hodge

Defendant appealed from a trial court order granting the State’s petition to deny pretrial release, arguing that the trial court failed to make the required written findings and that the petition to detain was not timely. The appellate court affirmed, finding that the trial court complied with the requirements of the Act when it used a check-the-box form for its written decision and that the State’s petition was timely because it was permitted to file a petition to detain in response to the defendant’s motion seeking pretrial release. (HOLDRIDGE and DAVENPORT, concurring)