State v. Kastanis

Defendant Kastanis has petitioned this court pursuant to Utah Code Ann. § 77-20-1(3) (Supp.1992) for review of an order of the third circuit court revoking his pretrial bail. Reversed.

Kastanis is charged with four counts of aggravated murder, all capital crimes. After a preliminary hearing at which defendant presented no evidence, the third circuit court bound Kastanis over to the district court for trial. The State immediately moved to revoke bail, arguing that a person charged with a capital crime may not be admitted to bail where there is “substantial evidence to support the charge.” 1 The…