An arraignment in New York typically occurs within 24-72 hours of the defendant's arrest. N.Y.
Yes! In California, bonds can be posted twenty-four hours a day, seven days per week. But whether you can bail someone out of jail at any time depends on their situation. When someone is arrested, they have a first appearance soon after.
It means there is another case with far more nail or a hold. A judge orders one dollar bail so a person receives credit for time in jail on that case.
No - if you signed the bond it doesn't matter whether you have a job or not - or whether the bondsman asked you if you did. You are liable as surety on the bond - having a job or not has nothing to do with your liability. Sorry.
Bailing someone out of jail who has a history of untrustworthy behavior can create headaches. You're essentially agreeing to put up 10 percent of a bail bond that could be tens of thousands — or even hundreds of thousands — of dollars. If they fail to show, then you went to all that extra trouble for nothing.
In California, bonds can be posted twenty-four hours a day, seven days per week. But whether you can bail someone out of jail at any time depends on their situation.
Even if you have been sentenced for a crime, you may be able to post bail and get out of custody during the course of your appeal.
Post-conviction bail is usually not available after convictions of serious or violent crimes, but some jurisdictions allow post-conviction bail when a defendant's sentence is shorter than the amount of time that it would likely take to resolve the appeal.