Props to this judge for putting two horrible parents in their place! VIDEO

Small district or magistrate courts hold arraignment/evidentiary hearings; to determine if there is enough evidence to either go to trial, dismiss the case, or accept a plea agreement instead of going to trial. If the judge deems there is sufficient evidence for trial, this is where bail is set/refused/or RoR (released on own recognizance) allowed. These hearings can be waived by the defendant(s), which pushes their case straight to the trial list, usually in larger county courts. Judges/Magistrates/Masters, etc., can, and often do exactly what this Judge did while announcing her ruling. She passionately explained to the court (proceedings are recorded) why the evidence presented is sufficient for trial. Her explanation of the extreme violence, negligence, and lack of rational thought for the murdered child in the M.E.'s report shows her reasoning to deny bail as well. ***take a law or mock trial class, it will change your life***

I took a Law Studies class in senior year of high school. It was amazing.