What Is the Process For Getting Bail in Missouri? If you’ve been arrested, the first thing you want to do is get out of jail and get back home. Missouri criminal defense attorney Chris Combs discusses how the bail process works in Missouri, and how hiring a criminal defense lawyer can speed it up.
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Interview Transcript
Scott Michael Dunn: What’s the process of getting bail and how do you get it? How do you do it?
Chris Combs: Once you have been arrested and the judge sets bond, then typically you’ll have your initial appearance where the judge will say – it’s kind of an arraignment. “This is what you’re charged with. Here’s your bond amount.” Then they’ll typically put you on the seven day bond review docket.
Now if you get a defense lawyer, you can bump up that timeline considerably. Almost always.
However, there’s only two ways to get a bond reduced. That is by consent, meaning you come up with an agreement with the prosecutor, with the state. Or you go in front of a judge and you argue why the bond should be reduced. And the judge will make a ruling.
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