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Bond Factors: Nature of the Offense

By Baker Associates

This blog constitutes yet another installment in our series on bail and the factors that judges, clerks, or magistrates consider when deciding to grant a defendant his or her release on bail and what amount. Almost every offense is a bailable offense under Tennessee state law (the exception being capital offenses where the evidence is overwhelming or the presumption of guilt is great) so the factors discussed in this blog primarily shed light on the amount at which bail will be set. The purpose of bail is to allow the defendant to avoid being incarcerated until he or she has a trial date on the charges for which he or she is accused while still ensuring that the defendant will show up to court when the time comes. Thus, the nature of the offense committed is an obvious consideration in assessing the amount at which bail should be set.continue to full post

Full post as published by Tennessee Criminal Lawyer Blog on October 22, 2010 (boomark / email).