SF Judge Imposes Bail on Indigent, Rejecting Affordability Mandate
San Francisco Superior Court Judge Gloria Rhynes set bail at $50 for an indigent defendant facing three counts of vandalism, despite defense arguments that the amount was unaffordable and unreasonable under the Kowalczyk standard. The judge maintained that the standard did not require bail to be precisely affordable, rejecting the defense’s request for less restrictive alternatives.