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Court bail may be offered to secure the conditional release of a defendant with the promise to appear in court when required. [1] In some countries, especially the United States, bail usually implies a bail bond, a deposit of money or some form of property to the court by the suspect in return for the release from pre-trial detention.
In 1966, Congress enacted the Bail Reform Act, which expanded the bail rights of federal criminal defendants by giving non-capital defendants a statutory right to be released pending trial, on their personal recognizance or on personal bond, unless a judicial officer determined that such incentives would not adequately assure the defendant's appearance at trial.
A bail bondsman, bail bond agent or bond dealer is any person, agency or corporation that will act as a surety and pledge money or property as bail for the appearance of a defendant in court. Bail bond agents are almost exclusively found in the United States because the practice of bail bonding is illegal in most other countries.
The bond would have been secured with the equity of Combs' Miami home, which he paid off the mortgage for in anticipation of his bail hearing, and his mother's Miami residence.
“Not getting the bond doesn’t eliminate the need,” said Ada County Sheriff Matt Clifford. ‘Playing Tetris’ with inmates: What’s next after Ada County jail bond’s defeat Skip to main ...
Sean "Diddy" Combs was denied bail again on Wednesday, Sept. 18, a day after a federal judge in Manhattan remanded him to await trial at a jail in Brooklyn.. The rapper was initially denied bail ...
18 U.S.C. § 3144, commonly referred to as the "material witness statute," provides as follows: If it appears from an affidavit filed by a party that the testimony of a person is material in a criminal proceeding, and if it is shown that it may become impracticable to secure the presence of the person by subpoena, a judicial officer may order the arrest of the person and treat the person in ...
But first, he has to secure a bond — and that might not be so easy. Trump on Friday was ordered to pay about $355 million in penalties, plus more than $98 million in interest after a judge found ...