It is a sad state of affairs, but some people will turn to crime to make money off the back of others without really working for it. Inevitably, they will get caught by the public or the police and then they will have to face the full effects of the law in court. When this happens, and it usually does after some time, then they will need the services of a criminal defense attorney to guide them through the procedures. A criminal defense lawyer will certainly know how to defend that person and will try to throw doubt on the case that the prosecution is bringing.
Once the charges have been proffered on the accused, he will have to post bail if he wants to remain free while he is waiting to go to court. Of course, if the crime is too big, or there is doubt whether he will turn up or not, then it is certain that he will be incarcerated until he is seen in the court. It will also depend on whether he can raise the bail amount too.
Bail bondsmen are there to provide this guarantee that the accused will turn up in court and the accused will normally pay him ten percent of the whole amount of bail. If he runs away, or goes out of the state, these bail bondsmen are responsible for paying the court the other ninety percent so they take this business very seriously.
Indeed, some bondsmen have their own bounty hunters who will go out and find the person and bring him back to the court. Because of the huge amounts of money involved, all of this will be forfeited if he does not come back and the court will take a dim view of the situation for sure.
Once in court, the prosecution will bring all the evidence that they have so that they can get a win. It may be that some of the evidence is not that damning and this is where the expert for the accused will have to persuade the court that the evidence is not enough to prove 'without a shadow of doubt' that the accused is the one who committed the crime.
There are many instances of courts failing to agree with the prosecutor and this can be for many reasons. If the accused was picked out in an identity parade, it may be a case of mistaken identity. Also, the police really want to win their cases so there have been occasions when the wrong person is taken to court.
Today, forensic evidence is go good that it often solves the case on the flimsiest of evidence. A fiber here or a blood spot there is often all it takes to show who the person is who committed the crime. Although there may be no other evidence, this kind of evidence is enough to put even murderers and rapists behind bars for a very long time. The expert though, does his best to nullify this evidence.
Once the charges have been proffered on the accused, he will have to post bail if he wants to remain free while he is waiting to go to court. Of course, if the crime is too big, or there is doubt whether he will turn up or not, then it is certain that he will be incarcerated until he is seen in the court. It will also depend on whether he can raise the bail amount too.
Bail bondsmen are there to provide this guarantee that the accused will turn up in court and the accused will normally pay him ten percent of the whole amount of bail. If he runs away, or goes out of the state, these bail bondsmen are responsible for paying the court the other ninety percent so they take this business very seriously.
Indeed, some bondsmen have their own bounty hunters who will go out and find the person and bring him back to the court. Because of the huge amounts of money involved, all of this will be forfeited if he does not come back and the court will take a dim view of the situation for sure.
Once in court, the prosecution will bring all the evidence that they have so that they can get a win. It may be that some of the evidence is not that damning and this is where the expert for the accused will have to persuade the court that the evidence is not enough to prove 'without a shadow of doubt' that the accused is the one who committed the crime.
There are many instances of courts failing to agree with the prosecutor and this can be for many reasons. If the accused was picked out in an identity parade, it may be a case of mistaken identity. Also, the police really want to win their cases so there have been occasions when the wrong person is taken to court.
Today, forensic evidence is go good that it often solves the case on the flimsiest of evidence. A fiber here or a blood spot there is often all it takes to show who the person is who committed the crime. Although there may be no other evidence, this kind of evidence is enough to put even murderers and rapists behind bars for a very long time. The expert though, does his best to nullify this evidence.
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