Sentences with phrase «not released on bail»

Such an interpretation would result in sentences inconsistent with the Code's own statement of principles, and would presume that the legislature intended to abolish the quantitative rationale for enhanced credit — that offenders should not be punished more severely because they were not released on bail — without clear language.

If an accused is not released on bail, they will be held in hail until their trial is heard.

Not exact matches

In an essay for Time earlier this year, Jay - Z announced that he would be donating to organizations like Color of Change and Southerners on the New Ground to advocate for the release of jailed fathers who have not been convicted of a crime but are unable to afford bail.

Carme Forcadell, the former speaker of Catalonia's parliament, was released on bail Thursday after promising not to violate the constitution again.

In an essay for Time earlier this month, Jay - Z announced that he would be donating to organizations like Color of Change and Southerners on the New Ground to advocate for the release of jailed fathers who have not been convicted of a crime but are unable to afford bail.

However, the IGP in a press release on Thursday, April 6 stated: «We had police officers at the court and we had about 20 officers on standby but, if you remember we gave the accused persons [police] bail when they were suspects and they willingly appeared before the court, so you can imagine that the extent of danger or likelihood of they escaping was not as high as we will believe,» he explained at a press conference in Accra on Thursday, April 6.

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 U.S. Supreme Court ruled that people held in immigration detention, sometimes for years, are not entitled to periodic hearings to decide whether they may be released on bail.

NEWARK, N.J. (Reuters)- U.S. Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey, a leading foreign policy voice in Congress, entered a not guilty plea on corruption charges during a federal court appearance on Thursday and was released without bail.

Pigeon pleaded not guilty to the charges against him and was released on $ 10,000 bail.

He said that city leaders «don't want to see people going to jail simply because they can't afford a small amount of bail for a minor offense,» but said that «there's more than one way to address that issue» and that he is «particularly focused on... some of the efforts to have a supervised release effort for very low - level crimes that we've seen done effectively before.»

US Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey entered a not guilty plea on corruption charges during a federal court appearance and was released without bail.

[228][229] Appearing at Westminster Magistrates» Court on 4 July 2017, the three pleased not guilty and were released on unconditional bail pending an appearance at Southwark Crown Court on 1 August 2017.

The defence counsel also pleaded with the trial judge to consider the bail application, saying his client has been with the police since April 24 and was released on bail on Wednesday by an Abuja magistrate court only to be rearrested by the police, adding that his client case should be for prosecution and not persecution.

«I think it actually makes it harder for people who should be out on bail to be out on bail and it actually releases some people who shouldn't be.»

Carrie Solages, 38, pleaded not guilty and was released without bail on misdemeanor charges of third - degree assault and endangering the welfare of a child — the girlfriend's daughter — at his afternoon arraignment in First District Court in Hempstead.

«According to the judge, my father could be released on bail» during his appeal, she says, but that hasn't happened.

So was Megan Stevenson, an economist and legal scholar at George Mason University in Arlington, Virginia, who found that a similar risk assessment system in Kentucky hasn't changed the number of prisoners released on bail.

Other than informing us that Cody turned himself in and was released on $ 10,000 bail, and dutifully reporting the few details officials have released, there hasn't been much digging, it seems, by the news media.

Reverse - Onus Bail Hearings are not limited to situations where an accused is re-arrested while on interim release.

* Here's a helpful hint for our readers: when you're trying to get released on bail prior to your jewel heist trial, you probably shouldn't list your occupation on a court form as «jewelry thief.»

Accused persons who do not get released on bail are more likely to plead guilty, and more likely to be convicted even if they plead not guilty.

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.

Bail is not an incentive: it is a condition placed on the temporary release of a defendant.

Although some individuals arrested for drunk driving are released on their own recognizance, others will not be released until they post bail.

If the parties can not agree, the Crown will let the presiding Judge or Justice of the Peace know that he or she is seeking the detention of the accused person on one of the three grounds in the Criminal Code: i) the primary ground (that the accused will not attend for court and could flee the jurisdiction), ii) the secondary ground (that the accused is a public safety risk and there is a substantial likelihood he or she will reoffend while out on bail), and iii) the tertiary ground (that the public will lose confidence in the administration of justice should the accused person be released).

If an accused is released on bail, the bail conditions are not just in place until they make their first appearance in court.

In all cases, the judge or justice of the peace has the final say on whether an accused is released on bail or not.

Typically only the more serious charges like aggravated assault, assault by auto, robbery, burglary, unlawful possession of a weapon, heroin distribution, cocaine possession, possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute and theft by deception require the posting of a bail and are not simply released on their own recognize («ROR»).

She entered a plea of not guilty and was released on bail with two sureties, Joseph Daniel and Alexander Laroque, in the amount of $ 100.

Section 15 (1) substitutes a new para 6 of Pt 1 of Sch 1, BA 1976 and provides that if defendants are 18 years or over and it appears to the court that, having been released on bail in or in connection with the proceedings for an offence that carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment, they failed to surrender to custody, they may not be granted bail unless the court is satisfied that there is no significant risk that, if released on bail, they would fail to surrender to custody.

Chief Justice Lamer reached this conclusion simply by asserting that a bail system that released a person who committed a crime while on bail would «not function properly».

Given the sensitivity of these bail scenarios, authorities and the majority of the public back the change, and are leaning on the effective adaptation of police forces, but some are also not as keen, claiming the new rule could put victims at risk because suspects may be released without conditions.

While the defendant is provided with counsel who can explain both the criminal justice process and the rights of the defendant, the victim or witness has no counterpart and is usually not even notified when the defendant is released on bail, the case is dismissed, a plea to a lesser charge is accepted, or a court date is changed.

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.