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Bail for Garrido Set at $30M

Nancy Garrido ordered to be held without bail

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 14, 2009 1:49 PM CDT

(Newser) – A judge set bail at $30 million for Phillip Garrido today and ordered Nancy Garrido held without bail after deciding that the couple were likely to flee, the Sacramento Bee reports. Garrido couldn’t leave jail even if he could make bail, as he’s under a hold placed by Nevada police for violating parole by abducting Jaycee Lee Dugard. Garrido appeared in court with a bandaged nose, but officials had no comment on what happened to him.

Phillip Garrido talks with attorney Susan Gellman as he is taken from the courtroom following a bail hearing at the El Dorado County Superior Court in Placerville, Calif., Monday, Sept. 14, 2009.
Phillip Garrido talks with attorney Susan Gellman as he is taken from the courtroom following a bail hearing at the El Dorado County Superior Court in Placerville, Calif., Monday, Sept. 14, 2009.   (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
Phillip Garrido and his wife, Nancy, are seen during a bail hearing at the El Dorado County Superior Court in Placerville, Calif., Monday, Sept. 14, 2009.
Phillip Garrido and his wife, Nancy, are seen during a bail hearing at the El Dorado County Superior Court in Placerville, Calif., Monday, Sept. 14, 2009.   (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
This Aug. 28, 2009 photo shows Phillip Garrido looking out at the courtroom in the El Dorado Superior Court in Placerville, Calif.
This Aug. 28, 2009 photo shows Phillip Garrido looking out at the courtroom in the El Dorado Superior Court in Placerville, Calif.   (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
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grassisntgreener
Sep 15, 2009 5:05 AM CDT
i think general population is in order .no special treatment (isolation).
grassisntgreener
Sep 15, 2009 4:59 AM CDT
i cant believe any amt of bail was offered the only saving grace is that he still cant get out ,based on the hold.what an insult to the victim and her family!
mehrheit
Sep 15, 2009 1:53 AM CDT
This is a great case for the cowboys you mention to display their fascist leanings, because, let's face it, they have the upper hand. It's very difficult to defend the rule of law for excrement like the Garridos without leaving yourself open to being called sympathetic (or worse). It's easy to say "Just kill the fucker." when a case is so obviously clear-cut as this one, but there is always going to be disagreement on where to draw the line on who we throw to the wolves. It is infinitely better to set the bar at a subterranean level and let the system work than it is to let *anyone* decide that due process is not indicated in a particular case. But try explaining that to a mouth-breather. I imagine some would allow this country to slip to middle-eastern standards to satiate their desire for revenge. It's an understandable urge, to be sure, but it's not something we can allow to subvert the system.

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