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According to police, Sean Sykes and an accomplice stabbed a man in Prince George's County last month and then threatened to kill a witness who saw them dragging the victim out of an apartment building. Sykes was arrested, charged with second-degree murder and held on $1.5 million bond....
In setting bond, judges are supposed to consider the safety of the community and whether the defendant is likely to flee. About a dozen friends and relatives were in court to support Sykes on Thursday; El-Amin said he was convinced that Sykes was neither a danger nor a flight risk.
"I take the presumption of innocence very seriously," El-Amin said. "I read between the lines and listen to the voices."
Judge in Prince George's County, Maryland, Defends Decision to Release Suspect in Killing - washingtonpost.com
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