My Boyfriend was Arrested on robbery charges and has been in jail almost 45 days and I heard that after 45 days being imprisoned all charges have to be dropped. I can't find any imformation on how long you have before being indicted for the charges to be dropped
2007-01-17 20:41:53 · 7 answers · asked by Juli 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I think you are confused about the terminology. If your boyfriend was arrested and is being held in custody, he was already "indicted" aka CHARGED with a crime. Indicted means charged with a crime, except prosecutors charge people with crimes and grand juries indict (same thing though). Now, for a charge such as burglary, this is a bailable offense, so within 2 days of being charged with a crime your boyfriend would have had an arraignment (first hearing) where the judge sets bail. If your boyfriend cannot afford bail (and this seems to be the case) he will be held in county jail until the trial, at which time he will either be found guilty (and held over for sentencing) or not guilty (he'll be released). There is no time limit on trials.
2007-01-19 11:06:55 · answer #1 · answered by surfinthedesert 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
once someone is indicted, there's a warrant issued for his/her arrest. the prices ARE in no way DROPPED...he/she will be pursued and arrested by the authorities. An indictment ability there is adequate information for the fellow to face trial. this can in no way bypass away. And sure, a warrant will take position in any historic past investigations or criminal checks.
2016-11-25 00:53:30 · answer #2 · answered by greenwald 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they cant keep him forever without trial, but they cant stall the trial forever. its up to the judge to decide if he has been waiting too long. the prosecutors just have to prove that they are using due dillagence in putting a case togather on him.
2007-01-17 21:12:36 · answer #3 · answered by Jen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he does have a right to speedy trial, however he may have waved his right,...... but he can sit in county jail for up to one year. The court process is slow...They dont care about how long you sit in jail.....
2007-01-18 17:02:17 · answer #4 · answered by ash08love 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He has the right to a speedy trial. There is no definition for "speedy" though. It is relative to the circumstances.
2007-01-17 20:48:46 · answer #5 · answered by Jack 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋