For anyone that watches television programs focusing on crime, bail may seem like a simple thing. Based arbitrarily on the judge’s whim and dramatic effect, a good guy gets a bail that seems too high and a bad guy always seems to find the loophole that allows him to pay far too little. But the reality is much different. There are standards, practices and precedents that indicate to a judge how much bail should be set for a defendant, based on several different factors. First of all, bail can …
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