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Court grants lower bail for wife of Pinoy lawyer facing attempted murder charges in California

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Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau

<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NmWG8OZbLgs?enablejsapi=1"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>POMONA, California – The court and prosecutors here have agreed to lower the bail for the wife of the Filipino lawyer accused of shooting his former clients.This after a week when Pauline Catibayan’s defense argued that the mother of three has no criminal record and that her initially $5-million bail was unreasonable for her accessory after the fact charge.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/03/14/18/fil-am-murder-suspect-arrested-in-idaho">READ: Fil-Am murder suspect arrested in Idaho</a></li></ul>Catibayan was with her husband Paul Mendoza <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/03/23/18/fil-am-lawyer-accused-of-attempted-murder-pleads-not-guilty" target="_blank">Allen</a> when police arrested them in Idaho, a day after he was accused of attempted murder.She was granted a $150,000 bail with a conditional release.She turned in her Philippine passport and will be under electronic monitoring when she is released.Allen is accused of shooting his former clients, an elderly couple, in their home earlier this month.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/03/23/18/fil-am-lawyer-accused-of-attempted-murder-pleads-not-guilty">Fil-Am lawyer accused of attempted murder, pleads not guilty</a></li></ul>He had his bail hearing delayed until next month and he’s being held on $10 million for the two attempted murder charges.In the meantime, the alleged victims, whose names have been withheld because of retaliation fears, are recovering.The female victim has been discharged from the hospital following surgery, while the male victim has now moved on from stable condition to rehabilitation.Read more on <a href="http://www.balitangamerica.tv/">Balitang America</a>

POMONA, California – The court and prosecutors here have agreed to lower the bail for the wife of the Filipino lawyer accused of shooting his former clients.

POMONA, California – The court and prosecutors here have agreed to lower the bail for the wife of the Filipino lawyer accused of shooting his former clients.

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Court grants lower bail for wife of Pinoy lawyer facing attempted murder charges in California

Steve Angeles,

ABS-CBN North America News Bureau

Published Mar 28, 2018 01:04 PM PHT

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