I was arrested a month ago for a felony possession of marijuana I am out on bond does this mean that charges have already been filed by the prosecutor
2007-12-16 11:35:36 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Yes, charges have already been filed. If there weren't charges, then you couldn't have had a bond, because you cant have bond, or an official arrest, without charges being filed by at least the police department that arrested you.
2007-12-16 11:45:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you were released on bond, charges WERE filed AND you were given a court date. If that is not the case, you ARE NOT out on bond. It is possible you were released without charges. If that is the case, the prosecutor CAN file charges until the statute of limitations has expired. Without knowing where you are, anyone stating how long that is is WRONG.
2007-12-16 12:46:32 · answer #2 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you were arrested and are out on bond then charges have been filed. But law enforcement has a year to file a charge.
2007-12-16 12:31:47 · answer #3 · answered by Eddie 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ok, here's the deal...when you are arrested and taken to the jail...they either match you up with your current FBI number, if you've been arrested before, and add notes (the charges) to it or create you an FBI number and add the notes to it / That doesn't mean you've been convicted of anything, just that you've been charged. But as far as quickness of them being added, I've seen criminal histories where the person was arrested the day before and the charges were already added onto their RAP sheet. Besides, even if you're found not guilty, the initial charge will still be on there....Charged/Convicted are two different things...
2007-12-16 11:48:59 · answer #4 · answered by (R-TX) 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Charges are not filed when you are arrested, the officer submits his report to the prosecutor, who files the charges with the court by issuing a criminal complaint.
When charges are filed, you will be served with a copy of the complaint. The prosecutor has until the statute of limitations runs out to file the formal complaint with the court.
2007-12-16 11:46:15 · answer #5 · answered by trooper3316 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The formal charges are most likely waiting on a Grand Jury Indictment. Depending on how backed up the legal system is where you were arrested it can sometimes take over a month (or even two) for the case to be presented to a Grand Jury.
2007-12-16 12:49:26 · answer #6 · answered by Kevin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The charges will be filed once they have enough evidence to charge you in the first place, which was probably even before they arrested you.
The officer probably filed it after he locked you up or whenever he does all of his paperwork at the end of his shift. If he was particularily backed up on his work, it might take a couple days.
You gonna try to steal them out of his desk of something?
2007-12-16 11:45:24 · answer #7 · answered by Cosmodot 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check the speedy trial statutes in PA which shouldn't be hard to find, or get a consult with an attorney and they can tell you. I don't know the circumstances of your arrest, but chances are if they haven't filed charges yet it means they are not totally confident in their case against you.
2016-05-24 06:30:30 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you were arrested already, then yes some charge was filed. But there could be more (different) charges in the future/ probably not unless you were indicted by grand jury, so you should be good.
2007-12-16 11:39:31 · answer #9 · answered by pupgirl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you've been arraigned, which means you first showed up in court after getting arrested, then you've been formally charged. Usually the next morning. Or Monday morning if you were arrested on the weekend.
2007-12-17 03:44:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋