robert bates , left , is seen walking to court on tuesday morning with attorney corbin brewster , right , before he entered his not-guilty plea in the death of eric harris , who was killed during a botched sting on april 2 that the judge said that the retired insurance executive , who is out on $ 25,000 bond , is allowed to take a previously planned vacation to the bahamas , nbc reported .
harris ' family reacted to the decision in a statement released by their lawyer .
` at a time when we are still mourning the death of a loved one that he shot down in the street .