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.
Not exact matches
In addition, the
court held that the police counsel could not convince it as to how the defendant is likely to influence prosecution witnesses in the
cause of his trial if released on
bail.
The accused who is facing charges of assault,
causing unlawful damage and
causing harm was granted
bail by the
court and subsequently jumped
bail and his whereabouts unknown though reports suggest he was at James Town.
It is one of those paradoxes of life that such a Nigerian who has never given any
cause to suspect that he would jump
bail, was deprived his freedom for so long a period, in defiance of the order of a
court of competent jurisdiction.
Six men believed to be political thugs, who allegedly conspired with others still at large and invaded the inauguration venue of the Peoples Democratic Party Executive Committee to
cause mayhem, were on Wednesday released on N300, 000
bail on the order of an Ikeja Magistrates»
Court.
«The right not to be denied reasonable
bail without just
cause is an essential element of an enlightened criminal justice system,» wrote Justice Wagner for the Supreme
Court in R. v. Antic.
Bail hearings are also referred to as «show
cause» hearings as the crown attorney will attempt to demonstrate to the
court, or «show
cause», why you should not be released.
Client accused of criminal negligence
causing death was granted
bail in Oshawa
Court despite fierce opposition from the Crown Attorney to his release.
In the post-9 / 11, but non-terrorism, case of R v Hall, the Supreme
Court upheld denying
bail to maintain confidence in the administration of justice, but struck down an open - ended provision that authorized denying
bail «on any just
cause».
In practice, a prosecutor would be loath to file such charges absent very, very solid probable
cause, and a
court would often be very deferential in accommodating the President's schedule and, for example, in allowing appearances by telephone when allowed by law, or by electing not to seize the President's passport as a
bail condition to be free pending trial, as would be common for someone facing felony charges pending trial.