Sentences with phrase «bail court»

In practice, having an experienced lawyer in bail court can make the difference between bail and jail.

However in busy bail courts, this process sometimes breaks down.

A day after the blog post, the government reversed its decision and weekend staffing of bail courts continued uninterrupted.

In many cases this will require the individual to spend the night in jail as bail court generally only runs during regular court hours.

No matter what the law says, bail courts do not always function as they should.

Wherever possible, the hearing should be conducted and completed on the first appearance of the accused in bail court.

As my first blog post, I wrote about a subject that I find disturbing as a criminal lawyer — the breakdown of justice in some busy bail courts.

People arrested on Friday and not released by that evening were typically held overnight in a single cell in a police station and then taken before a judicial officer presiding in the Saturday bail court at Old City Hall.

The Toronto Bail Program (TBP) has recently announced that, effective Mar. 29, they will be discontinuing serving the weekend bail court on Sundays and statutory holidays.

Last spring the Provincial government announced cutbacks to the Bail Program that would see staffing of weekend bail courts — arguably the time when Bail Program assistance is most needed — eliminated.

Witnesses are given the necessary preparation to give effective testimony in support of the Release Plan, as well as necessary notice and preparation about the atmosphere and procedures of bail court which is often crowded and fast moving.

The initial chaos in bail court caused by these projects pays dividends down the line as the vast majority of cases have resulted in most minor players being cut out entirely with mid and high - level suspects entering guilty pleas.

The justices of the peace would routinely remand the accused person to appear on Monday morning in one of the various bail courts located in courthouses throughout Toronto.

One Crown in bail court opposed his release for the crime he was charged with, another Crown looking at the same charge withdrew it on the first day (rendering the bail at an end).

If they find something less exciting than a gun (say some pot), no skin off their back... evidence excluded but the pot's still off the street and the suspect has probably spent some very uncomfortable time in pre-trial custody awaiting bail in our perpetually dysfunctional bail courts.

These include; a 24 - hour fitness center with free weights, a bocce bail court, a car care center, and a resident business center.

In Ottawa, an accused person will usually first appear in bail court at the Ottawa Courthouse at 161 Elgin Street in Courtroom No. 6.

But so long as there are busy bail courts in Toronto, Brampton, Newmarket, Oshawa and elsewhere, it remains the case that liberty must be fought to be preserved for those charged with criminal offences.

For those unfamiliar with the important work done by the TBP on behalf of persons who are unable to present friends, family members or co-workers as prospective sureties in bail court, see my blog post on this disturbing development for more detail.

Amendments to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 proposed in the Coroners and Justice Bill 2008 - 09 [PDF](Part 3, Chapter 4: Live Links — p. 56) would allow authorities in a number of London and North Kent police stations to determine that an accused should appear before a bail court, or for trial of minor offences, via a live video link to a remote courtroom.

There are bail courts 365 days a year, 7 days a week.

So there is a Saturday bail court, a Sunday bail court, a Christmas day bail court.

If a friend or relative contacted a police station on a Saturday evening looking for someone who had been arrested, they were advised the person would be attending a bail court on Monday morning.

Fortunately, this plan was not implemented and, shortly afterwards, bail courts were moved out of police stations and into courthouses.

In 1980 and before, bail courts were set up in Toronto's Old City Hall on weekdays and Saturdays.

However, no bail courts operated at Old City Hall on Sundays.

There was no mention of the Sunday so - called «bail court» held in the Don Jail.

A person will often be brought to bail court the morning after arrest.

Bail court starts at 9:30 a.m. Bail court is usually open on weekends and statutory holidays in the morning.

«Today's decision provides clear guidance to any lawyer or justice of the peace in a bail court as to how bail should be approached in the criminal justice system / It is indispensable reading for any lawyer who walks into any bail court across Canada.»

Busy bail courts in Toronto such as Old City Hall, College Park, Scarborough, 1000 Finch and 2201 Finch, as well as busy bail courts elsewhere, such as in Newmarket and Brampton, ensure that the bail system does not always function as it should.

Unfortunately in busy Toronto bail courts, despite the clear language of Parliament, it often falls to the criminal defence lawyer to remind everyone of that.

I have extensive experience in bail courts, as both a Crown and a defence lawyer, for various charges including aggravated assault, second degree murder, assault with a weapon, robbery, firearms offences and sexual offences.

The police look at different factors in deciding whether to release an accused or bring them to bail court.

If the police decide to take the accused to bail court, this is usually called «holding them for bail» or «holding them for show cause.»

In bail court, as in other courts, the judge or the justice of the peace is often called «the court.»

The police will consider these things when deciding whether to release the accused or take them to bail court.

Amendments to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 proposed in the Coroners and Justice Bill 2008 - 09 [PDF](Part 3, Chapter 4: Live Links — p. 56) would allow authorities in a number of London and North Kent police stations to determine that an accused should appear before a bail court,...