“Counsel,” the judge interrupts, without looking up, “is your client aware that her co-defendant has already posted bond and is not, as we speak, sitting where she is sitting?”
The public defender glances at me sideways. “Yes, Your Honor.”
“And is your client aware that the People consider this a coordinated act, and that her co-defendant is, at this moment, free?”
“Mhmm.” She makes another scratch with her pen. “People? Thoughts?”
The ADA in the blazer steps forward. “Your Honor,” she says crisply, “the People oppose bail. This is a homicide of a prominent member of the bar in his own bed. The defendant is a woman of substantial private means. Her co-defendant has demonstrated the ability to move significant funds in a matter of hours. We have grave concerns that, if released, the def
