Scheduled Friday Court Conference to be Adjourned
(Long Island, NY) The scheduled court appearance tomorrow in Southold Town Justice Court of DWI-crash defendant Steven Romeo of Peconic, who remains hospitalized at Eastern Long Island Hospital, will be adjourned to September 18.
Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota will conduct a briefing on the crash investigation tomorrow (7-24) at 11:00 am in the Fifth Floor Law Library in the Riverhead criminal courthouse.
The defense attorney for Steven Romeo has informed the court his client will remain hospitalized and today filed an application to have Mr. Romeo’s bail reduced. The district attorney’s office has consented to the lowering of the defendant’s bail to $100,000 bond or $50,000 cash.
The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty. Defendants are entitled to a fair trial with the burden on the prosecution to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
