im sorry i need to be more specific, my friend got arrested on saturday on a bench warrant, because he dident show up on his court day. thats what he saids then this morring he got let out with out a bail only with his word that he shows up to court. is this posible? but what if he was chagre with 5 feloneys will they stell let him out on his word only.
2007-01-29 15:17:17 · 7 answers · asked by lizzetruby 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Depends on what the 5 felonies are....? How long have you known this friend? Can you trust him? Perhaps he is telling you that he was released on his own word, but he escaped and does not trust you enough to tell you?
2007-01-29 15:27:25 · answer #1 · answered by Dead 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, someone can be let out on thier own word. It is called a Personal Recognizance (PR) bond. At least that is what it is in Texas. All it basically is, is a person promising that they will appear for thier court date, and they are not having to pay a money deposit to get out of jail.
Yes, your friend can get a PR bond on all five felonies, it all depends up on the person magistrating him or setting his bond. Usually the basis for having bonds set is how much money does someone have, how long they have lived somewhere, and how long they have worked at thier current place of employment, along with a few other things like the persons prior criminal record. It is up to the judge that is setting the bond on what kind of bond to give the person.
Usually with felonies, they don't get PR bonds on them unless they have worked out some sort of deal with the judge magistrating or some other official who asked the judge to let them have a PR bond on thier behalf.
2007-01-30 01:50:48 · answer #2 · answered by deftonehead778 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your friend was realeased on his own an O.R. (own recognizance).. Which means that he probably has not had a run in with the law. THe judge trusts him to come back to court to fix the situation.
I have hda a bench warrant before, I had totally forgot about a ticket that I had . But, luckily I was not arrested. But, they are common, and its not a big deal.
They usually let first time offenders, with low felony's out on O.R. I know of some people who got out on O.R with domestic violence, and aggrivated assualt. It really depends on what you are charged with.
2007-01-29 15:32:45 · answer #3 · answered by num1grl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, he can get out on a signature bond. They do that quite often in our town when they know the person and know that he/she will appear in court. We live in a small town. I've been with the Judge on these occasion and he will say to me, "He's not going anywhere, we know where he is". Some people don't have the means or transportation to take them out of town and overall most people don't really want to risk running.
2007-01-30 17:17:51 · answer #4 · answered by Jan G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well since he did not show up then the warrant would have been for Failure To Appear (FTA) I highly doubt that any jail would release some one who has FTA'd in the past just on their word alone. Cash bail perhaps but on personal recognizance doubtful.
2007-01-29 16:59:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"feloney" sounds like "baloney"
2007-01-29 15:58:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sometimes it depends on how bad they want to ruin his life or what kind of games they want to play.
2007-01-29 15:31:31 · answer #7 · answered by Robert F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋