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Without A Wake County Bail Bondsman Many Accused Will Not Go Free

By Anthony Cole


More arrests are made every year than most people would imagine. This is partly due to the ever increasing crime rate but most of those arrested are no hardened criminals. Instead, they are people that made foolish decisions, became involved in fights, drove after drinking and other similar offences. Once arrested, the accused is charged and incarcerated but by approaching a Wake County bail bondsman most of them will be released again soon after the arrest.

Facing a criminal charge should be treated as an extremely serious matter. A conviction will mean a life long black mark on the good name of the individual concerned. It can ruin his career and his future prospects. It can have detrimental financial consequences. That is why it is very important to hire a criminal defense attorney without delay once arrested.

It is a common practice to free those arrested for committing crimes once all the procedures have been completed. The court must be satisfied, however, that the accused will not be a danger to himself or to others, that he will indeed attend his trial and that he will not interfere with the investigations against him. The accused will have to agree to the conditions of release.

In most cases the accused has to post an amount determined by the court to serve as surety that he will indeed appear for his trial. This amount must be paid before the accused is allowed to go free. If he cannot raise the money needed, all is not lost. He can approach bondsmen for a loan. Bondsmen specialize in processing loans for those that must pay surety.

The services offered by bondsmen are efficient but they come dear. Lenders will have to pay anything between ten and fifteen per cent of the amount they need as a service fee. They will have to sign a contract stipulating exactly how they will pay that amount back and in most cases they will have to put up fixed assets to secure the loan. Bondsmen know that their clients have no alternatives.

After being arrested, most people just want the ordeal to end and to go home. As a result, many people make agreements with bondsmen without even reading the contracts that they sign. In most cases they will rue this later on. It is definitely better to ask the lawyer to deal with this matter. He is better able to negotiate better terms and to make sure that the agreement is fair.

Breaching any of the conditions set by the court when a release was approved is a very serious matter that can lead to financial ruin, another arrest and even more criminal charges. The entire sum paid to the court as surety will be lost and if the court grants a second release, a new surety will have to be raised and paid.

Those that vehemently oppose the bail system tend to forget that it is a constitutional right to be treated as innocent until proven guilty. They also forget that many thousands of cases are dismissed and that many accused are found to be not guilty. It would be a gross injustice to keep all these people in jail until their trials.




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