Daily Archives - March 20, 2016

Defining Bond Hearing

Dmitry G2021-06-23T01:05:07+00:00Thanks to the mass media, we all know how it works when you get arrested. If you were arrested and put under custody, there is a chance that the bail amount is going to be set by the court. This pretty much means that you will be released from custody should someone pay the necessary sum of money as a guarantee. Generally speaking, if the arrested individual was not released from the custody by the time of the arrangement (which is basically the very first court hearing), the possibility to set up a bond hearing arises. Furthermore, the judge will be able to hear a bond hearing at the same time as the arraignment. The goal of this bond hearing is to present the judge with ample evidence, asking him to reduce the amount of bail. Furthermore, if there was no bail set yet, there is a possibility to convince the...

The Role Of a Prosecutor In a Criminal Case

Dmitry G2021-06-23T01:05:52+00:00We all watch various TV shows and through those dramas, we get a very confusing perception of how the court of law actually functions. See, most of those shows and movies demonstrate to the audience that the judge is the only person in charge of the hearing. Basically, the judge is deciding who is to live and who is to die. According to TV and motion pictures, only the judge has the power to sentence a person to a certain fate. This is a very inaccurate representation that has very little to do with how things actually work. But what are you going to do – it is just show business. In reality, things actually work very differently. The judge has certain power and he will play a major role in the outcome of the case. However, the prosecutor is the one who is going to decide whether to blame you for...