FLETCHER, Justice.
This court granted the application for interlocutory appeal to consider whether the state must prove that a person charged with murder who seeks a pretrial bond has not met the conditions for release in OCGA § 17-6-1 (e). We hold that the defendant has the burden of producing evidence on community ties, but the state has the burden of persuading by a preponderance of the evidence that a defendant is not entitled to release on bail. We vacate...
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