Asked about 1 year ago - San Diego, CA
FlagA friend of mine was arrested on a felony matter. They bonded out of jail but unfortunately, they failed to appear for arraignment (FTA). It was an accident and they have a fairly valid reason. My friend was later arrested. They are currently in jail again and wanting to get out since they were bailed out before on the matter. The bond company is willing to reinstate their bail if the judge lowers the bail amount. Should my friend request a bail review hearing or a warrant review hearing? How should my friend go about getting out of jail since they were already bonded out once before? What do you think the chances of having that happen are? If the failure to appear warrant is recalled, does that mean he can now get out of jail?
Your friend can request a bail review hearing regarding the new amount of bail. Your friend's attorney will need to persuasively inform the court of the reasons justifying the bail being lowered to enable your friend to bail out. Your friend should consider speaking with a defense attorney about the best way to approach this issue. Please feel free to contact my office to obtain a free consultation regarding how to address this and any other issues.
You repeat several times that he has already bonded out. This makes no difference where there is a later FTA in the same case. He shouldn't do anything but ask his attorney to clear this up. Often what a lay person thinks is a valid reason for a FTA is not a legally valid excuse. This is why he needs an attorney to organize his presentation to the court.
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