How can you get released on your own recognizance if charged with an criminal act?
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How can you get released on your own recognizance if charged with an criminal act?
My sister is in jail for a crime (assault 1/drive by shooting) she did not commit. Bail is set at $100,000, which she has no chance of reaching (bail reduction has been refused). She has 3 children (a 3 month old and 3 year old twins), is a stay at home mom and does not have the money or means to flee.
Asked on March 30, 2012 under Criminal Law, Washington
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Kevin Bessant / Law Office of Kevin Bessant & Associates
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
A PR Bond (Personal Recognizance) are usually issued for non-violent offenses where the person does not appear to be a flight risk and a violent risk to the community at large. At this point, because of the violent nature of her charges, the court has placed her on a 100,000 bond in which a PR Bond is highly unlikely. If she has an attorney, an argument can always be made to lower the bond given her status as a mother, and if so , she could possibly work with a bail bondsmen to post bond.
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