CRIM 1100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Bail Bondsman, Voir Dire, Arraignment
29 Nov 2016
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Chapter 8: pretrial procedures, plea bargaining and the criminal trial. Motion: an application to a court requesting that an order be issued to bring about a speci c action ex. request to share/dismiss certain evidence. Bail: an amount of money speci ed by a judge, to be paid as a condition of pretrial release to ensure that the accused will appear in court as required. Accused presumed as innocent bail and holding directly clashes with. Bail based on seriousness of crime and defendant"s record. It facilitates discrimination: against poor people, and overlap with minority status. Bail bondsmen: paid fees by defendants who lack the $ to make bail (5-10% bail amount: possible corruption because good relationship with police for referrals. The stress of waiting sometimes changes plea. Plead to lesser guilty sentence and avoid trial. ^purposefully overcharges to encourage taking a plea. Bench trials: trials conducted by a judge who acts as fact nder and determines issues of law.
