(CNN) The case of an alleged serial bank robber has put New York's new bail reform legislation back into the spotlight -- a law that has already garnered equal praise as it has criticism. The 42-year-old was previously released because, under the state's new law, Woodberry's crime -- a robbery -- didn't qualify for pre-trial detention, says US Attorney Richard P. Donoghue. Lupe Todd-Medina, a spokeswoman for the New York County Defender Services who represent Woodberry, called Donoghue's statement "deeply troubling." The man was eventually released a day later in compliance with the state's new bail reform laws, the sheriff's office said. That's what happened in Woodberry's case, federal prosecutors say, as he allegedly continued a bank robbery spree after being released without bail on robbery charges.

Source: CNN January 19, 2020 09:11 UTC