2006-11-02 09:28:36 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Jail time before the trial is for people accused of serious crimes, or who are believed to be a flight risk. A judge determines the amount of bail, and if the accused is to be held pending trial. If someone is believed to have committed serious violent crimes then it is too dangerous to let the person out pending trial. If someone is very wealthy, and could easily leave the country, a judge might put them in jail prior to trial, or require a bail amount so large that the defendant would be unlikely to flee.
2006-11-02 09:34:26 · answer #1 · answered by FrederickS 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Once you have been arrested, they can hold you over until you have a bail hearing. Once the price of bail is established, you can bail out or stay in jail during your trial. I spent 3 1/2 months in county jail before my bail was dropped to a price my family could afford & I was released. The trial took another 6 months to get scheduled & it was dropped the day before it was to start. All charges were dropped & I was exonerated. I still had to show up to have the "sentence" read to me officially & have the record state that I was in court, so that my family could get their bail money refunded to them. Looking back, I can now see where going to jail probably saved my live & helped the authorities to sort out the mess because they only had one persons word against another & it took me some time to think about all the dates & evidence that I needed to locate in order to clear myself. The other person showed up in the courtroom & perjured (lied) themselves from day one & that became clear as the DA started asking questions. Being in jail actually helped me to see where I was headed if I continued to do what I was doing. I never went back. I learned a lot about life & about me.
2006-11-02 19:37:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately now we live in a society that is guilty until proven innocent. The entire current law enforcement and judicial system is a joke.
2006-11-02 18:01:46 · answer #3 · answered by pitbull lover 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To keep the person around so they can stand trial instead of running. Plus with some offenses it's to protect the criminal from the public or family members that would take justice into their own hands.
2006-11-02 17:31:18 · answer #4 · answered by The Druid 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sometimes the D.A.'s have enough probables to ask the judge that a person be remanded and not get bail.....some people are a risk to flee if released....
2006-11-02 17:31:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
they may be holding him in contempt because they fear he will flee the country or state and not return for the court date
2006-11-02 17:30:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
have the right to hold person in prison for 48 hours.
2006-11-02 18:56:40 · answer #7 · answered by andrewcly75 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
to keep people safe just in case. Also to make sure they don't run to skip out on their punnishment. many reasons.
2006-11-02 17:30:13 · answer #8 · answered by Amanda SSS 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Make sure you show up.
2006-11-02 18:11:05 · answer #9 · answered by Have gun, will travel. 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
'Cause he is not assumed *that* innocent
2006-11-02 19:28:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋