State v. Zorillo

OPINION

MURRAY, Justice.

The Rhode Island District Court has certified this criminal action to this court for determination of questions of law regarding the constitutionality of G.L.1956 (1981 Reenactment) § 12-13-23, as enacted by P.L.1988, ch. 396, § 1. This statute allows the court to order bail-source hearings after bail has been or is about to be posted by the defendant. The questions arise from the defendant’s challenge of the statute. He argues that the statute is unconstitutional in that it shifts the burden of proof in a criminal proceeding from the state to the defendant in violation…