Walk It Through: The Bond Hearing
An arrest in the officer's presence, a presumption of release without money, and what bail is for.
After a shoving match outside a bar, a person is arrested and held overnight.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One night and one charge. The Supreme Court's pretrial release rules, immigration status, and the assault charge itself are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Pretrial releaseRelease before trial, with a presumption in favor of nonmonetary conditions unless the person is charged with a dangerous crime as the section defines it.
- Domestic violenceAssault, battery, sexual assault, stalking, kidnapping, false imprisonment, or any crime causing injury or death, by one family or household member against another.
- Search warrantAn order that issues only on probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, particularly describing the place to be searched and the person and thing to be seized, and signed by the judge who issues it.