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After reading the article: To me it sounds like the judge agreed to grant them bail pre-trial? Does that equal "declines to jail"? Because my initial impression

• perihelions 4y ago
  That's exactly what it is. - "But Harvey said that the case did not meet the standards for denying bail to a defendant, particularly since neither man is charged with a crime of violence." - "In a case like this, release should be the norm," [U.S. Magistrate Judge] Harvey said." and - "The judge also noted that if the duo is convicted of the crime, sentencing guidelines would recommend a jail term of just zero to six months, the lowest possible range for incarceration under those guidelines." https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/12/judge-sets-bail-for-2-men-accused-of-impersonating-dhs-agents.html https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/12/judge-sets-bail-for-2-men-ac... (I'd opine the CNBC article would make a better submission than the Reuters, because of this exposition which the other lacks).