North Charleston Bond Reduction Lawyer
The terms bail, bonds, and bail bonds refer to money that accused people must produce in order to leave jail after they've been arrested but before their trial. Bail is intended to serve as an incentive for accused people to appear at court hearings. In most cases, bail money will be returned at the end of the accused's trial whether he or she is found guilty or innocent.
Though bail can feel like a punishment, it exists only to make sure the accused shows up in court. When a judge determines the amount of bail, he or she generally considers the risk of flight of the accused and the danger to the community.
If you or a loved one has been accused of a crime and face a high bail payment, the Law Offices of J. Michael Bosnak, can help. We are experienced in successfully petitioning for lower bail payments.
Experienced in Reducing Your Bail Payments.
Accused people must generally produce 10 percent of their total bail amount in order to leave jail. Even a 10 percent bail amount can be high. For instance, if bail is set at $150,000, the accused needs to produce $15,000 to leave jail.
Judges often set bails high. If your case has a high-profile status with the media, the judge may want to look tough. If the judge fears you may harm someone when you are freed, or if someone the judge set bail for in the past harmed someone, the judge may be inclined to keep you incarcerated through the imposition of high bail.
We can argue in a preliminary hearing or in circuit court that your bail amount is too high, by demonstrating that you will not flee from your trial or harm anyone and that you cannot afford the current bail amount. The amount to which we reduce bail amounts frequently far exceeds our fee. Most people use bail bondsmen to borrow the cost of their bail, at a 10 percent total fee. Since this fee is non-recoverable, any amount of money by which we can reduce your bail is real money saved by you.
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If you have a high bail bond amount, call us. We have successfully reduced the bail amount of hundreds of clients. To speak to an experienced surety bond and bail bond reduction attorney, contact us at 843-225-6232.
