- Posted September 19, 2012
- Tweet This | Share on Facebook
Judge denies Bashara's bond reduction request
DETROIT (AP) -- A Detroit-area man accused of trying to hire a hit man to kill someone charged with his wife's murder won't have his bond reduced.
Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Bruce Morrow on Monday denied a request to lower Robert Bashara's $15 million cash bond. Defense attorney Mark Kriger previously said bond shouldn't be excessive and asked Morrow to reduce it.
Authorities believe Bashara wanted to kill handyman Joe Gentz because he feared Gentz would identify him in the death of Jane Bashara.
Jane Bashara of Grosse Pointe Park was found dead in her car in a Detroit neighborhood in January. Gentz is charged with strangling her.
Robert Bashara has pleaded not guilty to a charge of solicitation to commit murder. Bashara says he had no role in his wife's death.
Published: Wed, Sep 19, 2012
headlines Oakland County
- Associations gather for Spring Fling
- Supreme Court denies rehearing request by attorneys sanctioned for meritless election lawsuit
- Law school conducts ‘Know Your Rights Day’ for high school students
- Oakland County household hazardous waste dropoff events promote environmental stewardship and safeguard communities
- Nessel testifies in support of BRITE Act
headlines National
- Incarceration series includes female inmates but doesn’t tell full story
- ACLU and BigLaw firm use ‘Orange is the New Black’ in hashtag effort to promote NY jail reform
- Former DOJ official who alleged election fraud violated at least one ethics rule, ethics committee says
- Winston & Strawn will provide reduced-cost legal services for routine tasks under Winston Legal Solutions umbrella
- Should Justice Sotomayor retire? Chemerinsky, White House haven’t joined calls for her to step down
- Which BigLaw firms are increasing lateral associate hiring the most? One made legal headlines last year