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California Proposition 4, Denial of Bail for Certain Felony Cases Amendment (June 1982)
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| Topic Civil and criminal trials and State judiciary |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
California Proposition 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on June 8, 1982. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported this amendment to allow a court to deny bail to a person charged with a felony when the court finds that the person's release presents a substantial risk of bodily harm to others. |
A “no” vote opposed this amendment to allow a court to deny bail to a person charged with a felony when the court finds that the person's release presents a substantial risk of bodily harm to others. |
Election results
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California Proposition 4 |
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4,278,709 | 82.85% | ||
| No | 885,938 | 17.15% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 4 was as follows:
| “ | Bail. Legislative Constitutional Amendment. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Adds provisions to the Constitution prohibiting release of persons on bail when court makes specified findings. Release on felony offenses is prohibited where: (1) Acts of violence on another person are involved and court finds substantial likelihood the person's release would result in great bodily harm to others. (2) The person has threatened another with great bodily harm and court finds substantial likelihood the person would carry out the threat. In fixing bail, requires court to consider seriousness of offense, previous criminal record, and probability of appearance at trial. Retains existing provisions regarding releases on bail. Summary of Legislative Analyst's estimate of net state and local government fiscal impact: By broadening the circumstances under which bail could be denied, would increase jail and bail hearing costs of local governments. Due to credit received for jail time while awaiting trial, there could be offsetting savings as a result of less time having to be spent in jail or prison if person later sentenced. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the California Constitution
A two-thirds vote was needed in each chamber of the California State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
See also
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Footnotes
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