What happens after being remanded?
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What happens after being remanded?
When a person is charged with a crime and held in police custody they must be brought to the first available court for the court to decide whether they should continue to be held (remanded) in custody. If a defendant is remanded in custody they will be kept in prison and required to appear in court.
What happens when someone is in remand?
If you are held on remand, you will not be able to access any prison based rehabilitation or counselling programs. On your court date, you will either be found guilty and sentenced to a jail term or released from the court if you are found not guilty.
What happens if you are remanded in custody?
When a person is remanded in custody it means that they will be detained in a prison until a later date when a trial or sentencing hearing will take place. The majority of prisoners on remand have not been convicted of a criminal offence and are awaiting trial following a not guilty plea.
How long do you stay in remand?
Unless you are suspected of terrorism, they can only keep you under arrest for six hours before they either charge you with an offence or release you from custody, unless an extension is granted by a detention warrant. A detention warrant can extend the investigation period by another six hours, totalling twelve hours.
How long can remand last?
The average length of remand custody is around 100 days, with few inmates spending in remand more than 2 years.
Can you get bail after being remanded?
The Right to Bail. Under s. 4 of the Bail Act 1976, on each occasion that a person is brought before a court accused of an offence, or remanded after conviction for enquiries or a report, he must be granted bail without condition, if none of the exceptions to bail apply.
What crimes do you get put on remand for?
Remand
- you have been charged with a serious crime, for example armed robbery.
- you have been convicted of a serious crime in the past.
- the police think you may not go to your court hearing.
- the police think you may commit another crime while on bail.
- you have been given bail before and not stuck to the terms.
Can you get bail on remand?
Remand means that you will not be given bail and must stay in prison while your trial is going on.
What is the difference between remand and bail?
is that bail is security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person’s appearance for trial or bail can be a hoop, ring or handle (especially of a kettle or bucket) while remand is the act of sending an accused person back into custody whilst awaiting trial.
What crimes get 20 years in jail?
| Classification | Crime (CGS §) | Maximum Prison Sentence |
|---|---|---|
| Class B Felonies | Kidnapping 2nd degree (53a-94) | 20 years |
| Kidnapping 2nd degree with a firearm (53a-94a) | 20 years | |
| Burglary 1st degree (with explosive, deadly weapon, or dangerous instrument) (53a-101) | 20 years | |
| Robbery 1st degree (with deadly weapon) (53a-134) | 20 years |