Toronto Bail Hearing Lawyer

What are Warrants?

There are many instances where a police officer can arrest without a warrant, for example: the police observe a suspect committing a serious crime, or have grounds to believe that an accused committed a serious crime. The police may also arrest people with an arrest warrant. A warrant or an arrest warrant is often taken out by police when they have grounds to believe an accused committed a crime but were unable to actually arrest the accused at the time of the alleged incident.

A bench warrant is issued by a judge “from the bench” when an accused is believed to have committed the offence of fail to appear. If you believe that there is a warrant, arrest warrant, or bench warrant out for your arrest then you should contact a Toronto bail hearing lawyer. Adam Weisberg can contact the police to confirm the status or existence of warrants, and then make arrangements to surrender you to the police. Surrendering to the police is helpful because it will help demonstrate that you are not a flight risk at your Toronto bail hearing.
 
It is prudent to have a Toronto criminal lawyer contact the police because an experienced lawyer will not do or say things that could potentially harm the future criminal case. A Toronto bail hearing lawyer can also sometimes convince the police to release an accused person from the police station. A Toronto bail hearing lawyer will immediately make efforts to setup a plan to help you or your loved one be released on bail. Getting released on bail is very important as it is the first step towards success in the criminal trial process.

How do you get someone released on bail?

The Toronto bail hearing courts are concerned about three things when it comes to deciding if an accused should be released on bail. A simple way of thinking about the questions the court is concerned about is as follows:

1. Will the accused attend Court when required?

2. Is it likely the accused will commit further serious offences or obstruct justice while on bail?

3. Is the crime so serious that the administration of justice would be brought into disrepute if the accused were released on
bail?

The experienced Toronto bail hearing lawyer will devise the best plan possible to help satisfy the judge or justice hearing the matter that all the above concerns are adequately addressed.

Why hire a lawyer for a Toronto Bail Hearing?

A Toronto criminal lawyer can assist in getting you or your loved one released on bail. The lawyer will immediately start to devise a plan to get you or your loved one released on bail. The Toronto bail hearing lawyer will immediately start contacting all relatives and friends that are potential sureties. A surety is someone that will pledge an amount of money to secure the release of their friend or family member. The surety will potentially lose all of their money should the accused not follow the court ordered conditions, commit new offences, or fail to appear in court.

What does a surety have to do at a Toronto bail hearing to get someone released on bail?

In most cases, the Court does not require a cash deposit by a surety for the release of an accused. The surety will pledge an amount of money determined by the Court to secure the release on bail of the accused. The surety will only have to pay this pledge if the accused were to breach the bail or fail to appear in Court. However, if the accused is not ordinarily resident in Canada or resides over 250 kilometres away from where he/she was charged; a “cash deposit” will likely have to be made to the Court. A Toronto bail hearing lawyer can navigate the system and make the appropriate arrangements with sureties for a “cash deposit” bail. The cash on deposit will be released back to the sureties once the case has completed if the accused did not breach any of their conditions and consistently appeared in Court.

A surety must:

1. Have assets or cash to pledge for the accused;

2. Know the accused enough to trust him or her;

3. Be old enough to be considered responsible and stable by the Court;

4. Have the time necessary to help supervise the accused;

5. Make sure the accused does not fail to appear in court;

6.Be willing to learn all the conditions of release; and

7.Be willing to call the police or turn the accused in if he/she does not follow the bail or commits further offences.

Things to keep in mind at a Toronto bail hearing when you are thinking of being a surety

1. The accused is presumed innocent. It is not helpful to be upset about the charges or blame the police at this stage of the process.

2. Bring all documents that prove your financial worth to help the justice of the peace verify your evidence.

3. Mentally prepare yourself to testify by making sure you are serious about the job and that you are willing to send your friend or relative back to jail if they don’t follow the court’s rules or your rules.
 

What do I do when my friend or relative calls me from the police station?

It is important to not discuss what happened or did not happen with respect to the charges. If you want to be a surety, you may have to take the stand and testify to help the accused get released on bail. Anything the accused tells you may be used against him/her as evidence in Court when you testify. The Crown prosecutor may ask you if the accused has told you anything about the charges while you are testifying. The best answer is that you did not discuss the charges with the accused. It is therefore advisable to never discuss what happened or didn’t happen with respect to the charges early on in the case or at all. Be aware, that any call from an accused in police custody or in jail could potentially be monitored by the police. It is not recommended that you call the police to speak to your friend or relative or ask the police questions.

If your friend or family member is arrested immediately contact a Toronto bail hearing lawyer. An experienced criminal lawyer will be able to find out information without further incriminating the accused. The best thing to do if an accused calls you is find out if he/she has a Toronto bail hearing lawyer and find out what police division they are being held at. If the accused does not have a Toronto criminal lawyer, help the accused get a Toronto bail hearing lawyer. It is not advisable to have any other discussions should an accused person call you from the police station.

Contact Toronto criminal lawyer Adam Weisberg for your Toronto bail hearing

Toronto bail hearing lawyer, Adam Weisberg, is always available by telephone and will return messages promptly. Call Adam Weisberg at 416.603.3344 to help you get your friend or relative released on bail.  Toronto criminal lawyer Adam Weisberg also conducts bail reviews should your relative or friend have lost their Toronto bail hearing.