Walk It Through: The Night in Jail
A warrantless arrest, a phone in the property bag, and the trip before a magistrate.
After a bar fight, a man is arrested on the sidewalk without a warrant and taken to jail.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
A misdemeanor arrest on the street and a night in jail. Bail amounts, an arrest on a warrant from another county, and a domestic violence hold 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.