MORSE, Justice.
Defendant appeals an order setting bail at $5,000 cash or surety (condition number 10, Condition of Release Order). The trial court set monetary bail solely because defendant was found to be a threat to the integrity of the judicial process. We reverse and remand.
I.
On July 15, 1991, defendant was arraigned on a charge of assaulting his wife in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 1023(a)(1) (misdemeanor simple assault). The trial court...
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