District Court judges in Massachusetts must comply with G.L. c. 276, Sec. 58 when setting bail.
That lengthy statute allows judges to reconsider a defendant’s bail amount if there are “changed circumstances.”
This authority is found in paragraph 10 which, in part, states,
if any court, in its discretion, finds that changed circumstances or other factors not previously known or considered, make the order of bail or recognizance ineffective to reasonably assure the appearance of said defendant before the court, the court may make a further order of bail, either by increasing the amount of the recognizance or requiring sufficient surety or both, which order will not revoke the order of bail or recognizance previously in force and effect. The court may also review such changed circumstances or other factors not previously known or considered in accordance with [this statute].
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