Court denies von Bulow on excessive-bail plea
| Providence, R.I.
The Rhode Island Supreme Court rejected Claus von Bulow's claim that an excessive bail requirement was imposed during appeals after he was convicted of trying to kill his wife.
In a six-page ruling, the court ordered the bail question returned to Superior Court for a new hearing on whether Mr. von Bulow has $900,000 worth of assets to meet the bail set by Judge Thomas H. Needham.