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Bail Explained

By Walin & Klarich

How an Experienced Criminal Defense Attorney Can Save You Thousands of Dollars After a person is arrested and taken into custody, at the first appearance before a judge they have a right to a ?bail hearing? where the amount of bail is set. When a defendant makes ?bail? this means they are giving a specified amount of money to the court in exchange for being let out of jail with a promise that they will return to court at their next scheduled appearance. If the defendant returns to court as scheduled, the bail is exonerated and the full amount of money is returned. However, if the defendant does not return as promised, the bail is forfeited and the money is kept by the court. Most people don?t have large amounts of cash lying around, so the most common way for a person to make bail is through a bail bondsman...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on September 21, 2009 (boomark / email).