WALTZER, Judge.
We are called upon to decide, whether prior to the filing of formal charges and prior to the allotment of the case to a specific trial court section, a judge of the Criminal District Court for Orleans Parish has jurisdiction over a defendant for the purpose of reducing, increasing, or changing bail that has already been set by a Magistrate Judge.
BACKGROUND FACTS
On June 12, 1993, the defendant was arrested on various charges...
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