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  2. Bail in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Unsecured bail. This is a release without a deposit but it differs from ROR in that the defendant must pay a fee upon breaching the terms of the bail. This is typically called an "unsecured appearance bond". [56] Percentage bail. The defendant deposits only a percentage of the bail's amount (usually 10%) with the court clerk. [56]

  3. Bail - Wikipedia

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    A Bailable offence is defined as an offence which is shown as bailable in the First Schedule of the Code or which is made bailable by any other law, and non-bailable offence means any other offence. A person who is arrested for a 'bailable' offence may secure bail at the police station, while those who fail to secure police bail and those ...

  4. Cognisable offence - Wikipedia

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    In general non-cognizable offences are bailable and placed under First Schedule of Indian Penal Code (IPC). On 12 November 2013, the Supreme Court of India said it was mandatory for the police to register a First Information Report for all complaints in which a cognizable offence has been discovered. [6]

  5. Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution - Wikipedia

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    The Eighth Amendment was adopted, as part of the Bill of Rights, in 1791.It is almost identical to a provision in the English Bill of Rights of 1689, in which Parliament declared, "as their ancestors in like cases have usually done ... that excessive bail ought not to be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted."

  6. Illinois has put an end to the injustice of cash bail - AOL

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    A prosecutor representing the state notes that the offense the man is charged with is among those that could land him in jail, but, in this case, the state isn't seeking that outcome.

  7. Classes of offenses under United States federal law - Wikipedia

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    Offense classes Type Class Maximum prison term [1] Maximum fine [2] [note 1] Probation term [3] [note 2] Maximum supervised release term [4] [note 3] Maximum prison term upon supervised release revocation [5] Special assessment [6] [note 4] Felony A Life imprisonment (or death in certain cases of murder, treason, espionage or mass trafficking ...

  8. Failure to appear - Wikipedia

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    For example, an FTA can qualify as a misdemeanor or felony in Idaho depending on the underlying offense: A person set at liberty by court order, with or without bail, upon condition that he will subsequently appear at a specified time and place, commits a misdemeanor if, without lawful excuse, he fails to appear at that time and place.

  9. Excessive Bail Clause - Wikipedia

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    The Durst's lawyer appealed the bail to the Texas Court of Appeals. The court responded that "it could not find a case where bail was set, let alone upheld, at even 1 percent of any of the amounts against the millionaire, regardless of the underlying offense, wealth of the defendant, or any other circumstance." [7] The court reduced bail to ...