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At least thirty states and the District of Columbia authorize courts to issue bench warrants for a defendant's arrest or orders for a defendant to appear after an FTA. [30] Many jurisdictions leave the decision to issue a bench warrant within the judge's discretion—at least under some circumstances.
A bench warrant is a summons issued from "the bench" (a judge or court) directing the police to arrest someone who must be brought before a specific judge [24] either for contempt of court or for failing to appear in court as required. Unlike a basic arrest warrant, a bench warrant is not issued to initiate a criminal action. [25]
In practice a groveling letter of apology to the court is sufficient to ward off this possibility, and in any event the warrant is generally "backed for bail"—i.e., bail will be granted once the arrest has been made and a location where the person can be found in future established. [18] Failure to comply with a court order.
Mar. 15—LEWISBURG — A bench warrant has been issued for the accused shooter in a 2020 incident. Julio Gonzalez, 27, of Lewisburg, was scheduled to appear for a pre-trial conference in front of ...
In February 2023, a judge issued a bench warrant for his arrest after he allegedly violated the terms of his release. LAPD officers in Newton Division arrested Guss on July 10, but he was released ...
Sep. 21—A Flathead County District Court judge has issued a bench warrant for a Washington state woman who pleaded guilty earlier this year to a pair of felony charges. Crystal Marie Stierns, 35 ...
Maryland v. King, 569 U.S. 435 (2013), was a decision of the United States Supreme Court which held that a cheek swab of an arrestee's DNA is comparable to fingerprinting and therefore, a legal police booking procedure that is reasonable under the Fourth Amendment.
A bench trial is a trial by judge, as opposed to a trial by jury. [1] The term applies most appropriately to any administrative hearing in relation to a summary offense to distinguish the type of trial. Many legal systems (Roman, Islamic) use bench trials for most or all cases or for certain types of cases.