absconding
N.The failure of a person to surrender to the custody of a court in order to avoid legal proceedings. See also surrender to custody.
arrest
N.The apprehension of a person suspected of criminal activities. Most arrests are made by police officers, although anybody may, under prescribed conditions, effect an arrest. In some cases the ...
backed for bail
Describing a warrant for arrest issued by a magistrate or by the Crown Court to a police officer, directing him to release the accused, upon arrest, on bail under specified conditions. The police ...
Bail Bondsmen
In many states, the most common way for defendants to raise bail and secure release from jail pending trial is to hire private bail bondsmen. In a typical bail bonding ...
continuous bail
Bail granted by a magistrates' court directing the accused to appear at every time and place to which the proceedings may from time to time be adjourned, as opposed to a direction to appear at the ...
Criminal Defence Service
(CDS)The Criminal Defence Service for England and Walesa was created by the Access to Justice Act 1999 to replace the previous system of criminal legal aid provided for by the Legal Aid Act 1988. The ...
criminal Justice System
A broad term encompassing various institutions that work within the ambit of the criminal jurisdiction: police, prosecution, courts and correctional services. Most criminal matters start with police ...
Criminal Law Practice
The criminal defense lawyer’s task is to equalize the struggle between the individual and the state. The American justice system is an adversarial one, which assumes that a battle between ...
Criminal Procedure
PretrialTrialAppealsPretrialTrialAppealsCriminal procedure in the early period of American colonial history was informal and local. For example, one neighbor might accuse another of theft before the ...
designated case worker
Staff of the Crown Prosecution Service who are not barristers or solicitors but who are permitted to undertake all work in magistrates' courts other than trials, proofs in absence in either way ...
detention
N.Depriving a person of his liberty against his will following arrest. The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 closely regulates police powers of detention and detained persons' rights. In general, ...
doorstep conditions
A condition of bail that requires a person on bail with curfew and place of residence conditions to present himself to a police officer at the door of the prescribed premises at any time during the ...
Early Administrative Hearing
(EAH)The first hearing in the magistrates' court of a case triable only on indictment that must be sent. to the Crown Court for trial (see sending offences for trial), or any other case in which a ...
Eighth Amendment
Adopted in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights, the Eighth Amendment was inspired by language from the English Bill of Rights (1689). It declares: “Excessive bail shall not ...
electronic tagging
The attachment of an electronic device to a person subject to a curfew as a condition of bail or requirement of a community order, or an exclusion order or requirement which allows authorities to ...
estreat
[from Old French estrait]1 n. an extract from a record relating to recognizances and fines.2 vb. To forfeit a recognizance, especially one given by the surety of someone admitted to bail, or to ...
Federal Rules Of Criminal Procedure
The Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure are comprehensive standards governing procedure in federal court criminal cases. The Rules are just one of several sources of law regulating the process. The ...
forfeiture of recognizance
Where a person has stood surety for the attendance of a defendant at court and he fails to attend court in answer to his bail, the surety is ordered to appear at court to show cause why the ...
