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Rhode Island Bail and Bond Proceedings
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Rhode Island
Bail and bond proceedings — The
Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution
requires that bail not be excessive. This means that
bail should not be used to raise money for the
government or to punish a person for being suspected
of committing a crime. The purpose of bail is to
give an arrested person her freedom until she is
convicted of a crime, and the amount of bail must be
no more than is reasonably necessary to keep her
from fleeing before a case is over. Before a person
accused of a crime is released from jail, the judge
ordinarily imposes cash bail or a bond signed by the
accused to secure her presence at future court
proceedings, including the trial. Many judges set an
impossibly high bail in particular types of cases,
such as those involving drugs, to keep a suspect in
jail until the trial is over. We have over
20
years of experience handling bail and bond
requests, and help clients obtain pretrial release
on reasonable bail, please us at
401-788-0600. |
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