If you are arrested and thrown in jail, odds are you’re going to want to get out of there as quickly as possible. However, you might find that to be harder than expected, especially if friends or family either don’t know about your arrest or are slow to provide assistance. You may opt to call […]
How An Attorney Can Help Reduce Your Bail Amount
If you are arrested and charged with a crime, you can be released on your own recognizance ahead of trial, or a judge can decide to impose a bail amount that you must pay if you wish to be free ahead of your trial. Laws have been put in place to prevent judges from setting […]
What If I Can’t Afford Bail?
If you have been arrested and charged with a crime, a judge may set a bail amount that would allow you to be released from jail as you await your trial. Judges typically do not even set a bail amount for smaller misdemeanor crimes, but for more violent cases or in situations where the defendant […]
Bail Conditions And Your Pretrial Release Options
If you are arrested and charged with a crime, it is your constitutional right to post bail and be released from custody prior to your trial. Our state constitution holds this to be true, as it states that “all persons before conviction shall be bail able by sufficient sureties.” It might not come cheap, but […]
How Is Your Bail Amount Determined?
Bail is an amount of money that is set during a criminal case. If the accused posts the bail amount or secures a bail bond, they can be released from custody while their case plays out. As long as you make all your required appearances and remain within the conditions of your release, the bail […]
