[CJ] Chapter 12: Bail (Bolded)

Question 1

Presumption of Innocence

Answer 1

In the United States defendants are believed to be innocent until proving guilty.Otherwise they are not guilty simply for being suspects.

Question 2

Bail

Answer 2

Bail is one of the ways the court attempts to guarantee a defendant’s appearance at trial. Bail is an amount of money paid to the court that allows the defendant to freely leave but which the court keeps if the defendant does not show up to their appointment court date.

Question 3

Bail Hearing

Answer 3

The part of the arraignment where the judge decides if a defendant should go free, and, if so, what conditions should be placed on that freedom.

Question 4

Released on their own recognizance (ROR)

Answer 4

If a judge deems that a defendant is reliable, they can release the defendant on the promise to return for their court date.

Question 5

Set Bail

Answer 5

The judge set an amount of money for the court to be paid to assure a defendant’s return to the court.

Question 6

Deny Bail

Answer 6

Rather than allow the defendant to go home. A judge may elect to detain a defendant in jail to await trial.

Question 7

Bail Bond

Answer 7

A written document stating that the signer will guarantee the defendant’s return to court and forfeited the amount of the bail if they do not return.

Question 8

Bail Bondsman

Answer 8

An outside party who will post the bail for a defendant but who will take a percentage of the money returned by the court as payment once the defendant appears for their court date.