No matter what the law says,
bail courts do not always function as they should.
Not exact matches
Many of the current arch-proponents of «Government must obey all
court orders on
bail»
do not seem to care to mention this other side of the coin to balance the argument.
And please, let us
do proper investigation so that when we take a case to
court, we would have successfully prosecuted the individual and not all the needless energy on
bail and media trial because if the case is not strong and the accused is set free, people will turn round to blame judges for corruption.
The Government and police have launched a new drive to ensure all those who are
bailed do turn up at
court.
The prosecutor, Ms Mosunmola Balogun from the Lagos State Ministry of Justice
did not oppose the
bail application but urged the
court to impose conditions which would make the defendants available for trial
The judge in the case
did not set
bail; Wills was released of his own recognizance and is due back in
court August 10 for sentencing.
Pistorius» lawyers have already confirmed they will appeal that decision to the Constitutional
Court and that their client should remain free on
bail while they
do so.
«You don't seem like a
bail jumping kind of guy,» Caproni said in
court Friday, sounding like TV's Judge Judy.
Mr Umar Muhammed, Director of Public Prosecutions of the Federation,
did not oppose the application, as according to him,
bail granting was at the discretion of the
court.
Mr Eric Ifere, counsel to Onwudiwe prayed the
court to grant his client
bail on the grounds that the constitution provided that accused should be granted
bail if trial
did not commence within two months.
«They were sent to
court and whiles in
court a judge in a
court of competent jurisdiction granted them
bail and what
did we see after they were granted
bail; the security agencies bundled them into a vehicle and drove off the
court premises instead of handing them over to the
court clerk for the necessary documentation to be
done or processed for their
bail.
But they
did not call for the arrest of the AGF for not granting
bail ordered by the
court for their kinsman Dasuki.
Other promises that
did not make the cut include ending cash
bail for low - level offenses and codifying Roe v. Wade — a 1973 Supreme
Court decision that legalized abortion — into state law.
The prosecutor, Okoli,
did not oppose the application for variation of
bail conditions, but urged the
court to consider the nature of the charges against the accused before granting the application.
However, L. D Nzadon, counsel to the accused persons, urged the
court to admit the defendants to
bail adding that, the accused persons would not
do anything to frustrate their trial.
The judge said that since the prosecution counsel Mr. Oladipo Okpeseyi (SAN)
did not object to the
bail of the ex-NSA, the
court has to affirm same and ordered the defendant to continue to enjoy the
bail condition granted him in 2015 when he was first arraigned.
The Delta State Police Command arraigned him before the
court, however, I
do not know whether he has finished serving his jail sentence or he was granted
court bail because I am definitely sure he was not given police
bail.
State laws allow
bail bond companies to charge defendants a premium of up to 12 percent of the face value of the bond imposed by a judge, in exchange for a promise to pay the full amount to the
court if the defendant doesn't show up for trial.
How
does the
Court Determine who to Release on
Bail?
Do not change your address without prior
court ordered
bail variation.
The father
did not disclose that his son had fled the jurisdiction then, telling the
court only that Tariq had committed a minor breach of his
bail conditions because he lived within 500 meters of a school.
But the
Court of Appeal
did consider that there was a significant risk that he would be detained and released only on conditional
bail (his passport having been forfeited) until the end of the extradition process, which might last 9 months or longer.
While they are widely used for more common crimes,
bail schedules
do not cover all offenses; when a person is accused of a crime not covered by the
court's
bail schedule, the judge will determine the
bail amount that must be paid.
A ruling permitting cross-examination of Mallory about evidence he gave at his
bail hearing... 171 Before this
court, Mallory
did not seek to revisit the ruling of the
bail judge, but argued that the evidence from the
bail hearing should have been excluded from the trial as a violation of s. 518 (1)(b).
By
doing this, the surety risks losing some or all of the money they have promised to the
court if the accused doesn't follow one or more of the
bail conditions or fails to show up to
court when required.
Some Standard
Bail Conditions: ~ Report to a peace officer ~ Physically remain within a specified geographic area ~ Notify a peace officer of any change to your address or employment ~ Abstain from communicating directly or indirectly with any complainant, witness or co-accused ~ Not possess any prohibited or restricted weapons ~ Not possess any drugs without a valid prescription ~ To maintain a curfew or remain within your home often referred to as being on «house arrest» ~ It is critical that you
do not break any conditions that are imposed upon you by the
court.
A defendant can argue for a lesser
bail amount during his
bail hearing, but too often, some defendants don't bother because they can only afford so much, and their resources are nowhere in the vicinity of the amounts set by
court.
Keller sees this as just another efficiency in the Kentucky
court system, which has already
done away with
bail bondsmen, records
court proceedings with audio and video (instead of relying on
court reporters) and has implemented video arraignments.
In July 2007, a B.C. Supreme
Court judge accused Palkowski of orchestrating a «sham»
bail scheme for Gilliland, when a friend Thomas Ryan agreed to put up the money and it was split among three individuals who
did not know Gilliland or Ryan.
If the defendant doesn't come to
court as ordered, the bondsman must pay the amount of money on the
bail bond to the
court.
The
Court in Hall
did not examine the findings of a subsequent inquiry that found African - Canadian accused were disproportionately denied
bail in Ontario.
If you
do not have a mandatory appearance noted or you
do not want to appear you may pay the full
bail amount to the
Court and
do nothing further.
If you
do not have a mandatory appearance or you
do not want to appear, you may pay the
bail amount to the
Court by the
Court date or due date, and
do nothing further.
If you are eligible and you wish to attend traffic school, the first thing you need to
do is pay the original
bail amount as well as the added $ 52 administrative fee to the
court.
The latter option
does not require the payment of
bail in order to schedule a trial
court date.
If you
do not know the
bail amount or if you have not received your courtesy notice from the
court, call the
court to get the
bail amount for your citation.
«You
do still have to post
bail, but it's one of the only ways in the
court system you really get two bites at the apple,» Miller said.
This
does not take into account those people detained using these powers who were released unconditionally, or released on
bail, or who were brought before a
court.