CRIM 12000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 38: Grand Jury, Peace Corps, Bail
7 May 2019
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The vast majority of cases do not go on to trial, but are resolved at this phase. The bail decision is particularly important, as those denied a pre-trial release are far more likely to be convicted than those who are released. Factors impacting: procedural search and seizure. Person so well-known impossible to get a conviction, Successful prosecution not sit well with the community. Pressure to drop the case from the general public in the aggregate and/or key political figures. Person is acquainted with the prosecutor in some way: humanitarianism (drop charges in lieu of obtaining psychiatric help/joining the military/serving in the peace. Corps, etc: communal justice better served by nulling or reducing charge severity, organizational factors, generally lack of resources (expertise, money, time, pressure to drop the case from other justice system actors, batting average games. Amount of bail varies with the severity of the offense and the characteristics of the accused.
