Cash bond, the dominant bail system in Texas, allows an individual to secure release by merely posting the full cash amount with the court clerk or by paying a fee to a bondsman, who acts as a surety on the bail amount and guarantees the person's appearance in court.
In Texas, a wealthy, high-risk individual charged with a violent offense can almost immediately post a high dollar cash bail, while a poor, low-risk person accused of a non- violent crime can spend years in pre-trial detention waiting for their case to be heard. It is intellectually dishonest to argue that such a system does not violate the accused's constitutional rights and the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Read more here.
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1/11/2023 09:11:49 pm
Thank you for mentioning that the Texas bail system enables an individual to obtain release by either paying a fee to a bondsman who acts as a guarantor on the bail amount and ensures the person's appearance in court or by depositing the whole cash amount with the court clerk. My friend is posting a bond for a charge. I'll advise her to hire a bondsman specialist to assist her in paying the charge in accordance with the Act.
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4/17/2023 03:04:30 pm
It gets really hard sometimes when you know someone committed a crime under passion and they deserve bail but then they also don't. That hard line between accountability and mercy is a tough one. Especially here in the city of Los Angeles. Great post!
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4/17/2023 03:04:56 pm
It gets really hard sometimes when you know someone committed a crime under passion and they deserve bail but then they also don't. That hard line between accountability and mercy is a tough one. Especially here in the city of Los Angeles. Great post!
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