2006-12-27 09:17:18 · 18 answers · asked by lonelycatskillgirl 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
the time that u spend in jail......... :/
2006-12-27 09:21:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means the time already spent in jail. For example, if someone is arrested and jailed and then brought to Court 10 days later, they may be sentenced to 90 days including time served. Therefore they would have to serve 80 more days, since they already served 10 days waiting for the trial.
2006-12-27 17:19:01 · answer #2 · answered by Yahzmin ♥♥ 4ever 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IN MOST CASES FOR EVERY DAY U SPENT IN JAIL IT COUNTS AS 3 DAY. SO IF THE TRAIL IS A MONTH FROM NOW AND U ARE SENTENCED TO 90 DAYS THEN THAT IS TIME SERVED. THAT IS WHY WHEN U HEAR OF SOMEONE GETTING A 10 YEAR SENTENCE AND GET OUT IN 3 IT IS TIME SERVED. SOME CASES ALSO HAVE U ON PROBATION FOR THE ADDITIONAL TIME OF THE SENTENCE AND IF U DONT KEEP YOUR NOSE CLEAN U WILL BACK IN JAIL
2006-12-27 18:07:20 · answer #3 · answered by john t 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that the person was held in custody prior to conviction, usually because the person was too poor to post a bail bond. When they were sentenced, they had already been in jail for the length of the sentence (or longer). The long phrase would be something like: "Defendant is sentenced to 30 days in jail with credit given for 30 days time served prior to judgment." In practice this is shortened to "time served."
2006-12-27 17:21:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
people in jail have been waiting to have their hearing-so when they get to court some Judges ot Majistrates will count some or all of the days awaited and knock of the time on their sentencing. Make sense??? In other words say you sit in jail for 10 days, and you get a 40 day sentence, you will most likely end up serving 10 less days then that of your original time given.
2006-12-29 20:21:11 · answer #5 · answered by nickle 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When a person is not sentenced to any additional jail time, they are given time served (which means that the time they have already spent in jail prior to the trial is considered good enough as a penalty)
2006-12-27 17:18:29 · answer #6 · answered by Johnny Q. 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The amount of time one has already spent behind bars after an offense. If someone was arrested, and didnt bail out, say for two weeks until he saw a judge, and the judge sentenced him to time served, he would go free because he already served the two weeks.
2006-12-27 17:18:12 · answer #7 · answered by vanman8u 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When it comes to certain crimes, a person may be put in jail until such time as it may come before the court. If a person has been in jail for a month and the sentence for his crime is one month in jail, then he has served his time while waiting on his trial. So the judge would say "Time Served." meaning he has already served his time for his crime.
2006-12-27 17:21:28 · answer #8 · answered by Average Joe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Time served means the total amount of time a person serves being incarserated (locked up in jail/prison) for a crime(s)
2006-12-27 17:20:47 · answer #9 · answered by Im Curious 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like someone got their sentace reduced to time served. As in what you're already served is enough punishment. They get to go home.
2006-12-27 17:18:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anna Simon 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Time actually served behind bars.
2006-12-27 18:28:30 · answer #11 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋