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Cash bonds provide a powerful incentive for defendants to appear for their hearings. If the defendant does not appear as instructed, the cash bond is forfeited and a bench warrant is issued. If the defendant shows up for their scheduled court appearances, the cash is returned to the person who posted the bond.
The Connecticut bondsmen sought relief from the forfeiture on grounds that they were not at fault in failing to secure McGuire's appearance, but rather that his nonappearance was the result of his extradition to Maine—an intervening "act of law" under the Extradition Clause of the U.S. Constitution. The Supreme Court, by a vote of 4 to 3 (two ...
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.
Erickson was ordered held on a $50,000 cash bond and Turner on a $30,000 cash bond after both made initial court appearances this week, records show. They have preliminary hearings scheduled for ...
Prosecutors, public defenders, law enforcement and courts are getting ready for the Sept. 18 end of cash bail in the Rockford region and Illinois.
Georgia, once a self-proclaimed leader in criminal justice reform, is sliding a little further toward its old lock-'em-up ways. State senators voted 30-17 on Thursday to require cash bail for 30 ...
The majority of those who miss an appearance will return to court within one year. [59] FTA rates are also challenging to measure and compare. Some jurisdictions treat a single-missed court appearance as an FTA, such that a new FTA arises whenever an individual misses a court date in a single legal proceeding. [38]
Cash bail will no longer be a condition of release for all defendants in misdemeanor and non-violent felony cases in one of the nation's largest court systems starting Oct. 1. L.A. County courts ...