If you bail someone from jail, can they still be sentenced for the crime?
Bailing someone out of jail does not adjudicate the charges. He still has to face the charges. It’s no different than someone who is ROR’d out.Whem someone is bailed or ROR’d out, they make a promise to appear.Often people pay 10% of the bail to a bail bonds company. The bail bond company pays 100% of the bail, and keeps the 10% bond. If the accused “bails” on the appearance, the company loses the full amount. The company can go after him for that full amount.Say the bail is $20,000. You pay 10%: $2000 to the bail company. They pay $20,000 to the court. When you appear in court, nothing happens. Once you are sentenced, and either remanded to custody OR released on probation, the bail company gets their $20,000 back. If, however, at any point between getting bail and being sentenced and remanded into custody or released on probation, you say “screw this!” and no show for court, 3 things will happen. 1. The bail company loses $20,000. 2. They can go after you for that, and can even send bounty hunters after you. 3. In spite of everything the bail company is doing, the court can issue a bench warrant for you for failing to appear at court. So, “skipping bail” as they call it, can REALLY cost you.
Can you bail someone out of prison?
--- People are only placed in prison (in the USA) after they have been convicted of a felony and sentenced to more than 1 year of incarceration. The other type of charge is a misdemeanor which is defined by the incarceration limit of under 1 year and which must be served in a local County or Parish Jail. --- Once a person is convicted of either a Felony OR Misdemeanor they cannot be bonded out. Bond is posted ONLY to guarantee that a accused person will appear for their hearings and trial. That is why bond for more serious charges is much higher. Also, bail and bond are interchangeable and mean the same thing. --- Once the person has had their trial and has been sentenced to prison there is no possibility for bail or bond. They have to serve their sentence. --- There is one exception to all this and that is when a person is charged in Federal Court. In Federal Court sometimes in non-violent felony cases they may allow the person time to get their affairs in order before going to prison. In that case they will post an appearance bond and then be ordered to turn them self in after a short period, usually no more than 2 to 4 days. Technically that is not being bailed out of prison since they have not been in prison yet, but I thought I would mention it.
Can you go to jail for killing someone in a fight?
Let's say if someone is bullying you and starts a fight with you. If I know self-defense and I knockout him out, and for some reason, the bully dies. Will I go to jail? Can I be charged with murder? Will I get arrested for killing a person even if I was defending myself? There are no weapons involved here...let's say i'm know martial arts and i end up killing the bully when defending myself.
How to find out if someone posted bond?
why yes you can call the jail that this person is in and ask if this person has posted bond. If this person is of age then they should tell you.I am not sure if it is a privacy issue or not. But I wouldn't think it would be but it could be. It all depends on why they are in jail and who you are to that person I would think. Good luck to you. smile