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This section does not apply to obligations to appear incident to release under suspended sentence or on probation or parole. [29] 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]
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]
The latest charges come as Beardsley, 37, appeared in court Tuesday for the first time since he was jailed late last week on a bench warrant issued after he failed to appear for a hearing on the ...
Aug. 22—A judge asked Susquehanna County Court to issue a bench warrant for a Montrose attorney facing theft-related charges after he failed to appear for a hearing. Magisterial District Judge ...
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 ...
A warrant is generally an order that serves as a specific type of authorization, that is, a writ issued by a competent officer, usually a judge or magistrate, that permits an otherwise illegal act that would violate individual rights and affords the person executing the writ protection from damages if the act is performed.
In the United States, this includes bounty hunters (agents of bail bondsmen) acting under the authority of a bench warrant to bring a criminal defendant who has skipped bail to court for trial. A police officer, or a person authorized by a jurisdiction's police powers act, may arrest anyone whom the officer has probable cause to believe has ...
As a result of his absence, a bench warrant and $20,000 secured bond was ordered by 3rd Judicial District Judge Douglas Driggers. Aiken's attorney filed a motion to quash the bench warrant, which ...