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Bond Hearing This hearing is to set a reasonable bond based upon your arrest, your previous criminal background (if any), and your ties to the community. It is not supposed to be a punishment but rather only an amount to assure that you appear at all stages of your criminal proceedings.
A stay of court proceedings can be sought at various stages in the proceedings, including pre-allocation and in the directions questionnaire, and can generally be ordered following an application by the parties or by the court acting on its own initiative.
A motion for new trial shall be decided expeditiously and within seven days from the date of submission for decision.
A motion for a judgment of acquittal can be granted only if no reasonable jury could find beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant committed the crime charged. This essentially means that the prosecutions evidence is too weak to support a conviction, viewing it as generously as possible.
With one exception, in the United States an acquittal cannot be appealed by the prosecution because of constitutional prohibitions against double jeopardy. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled: If the judgment is upon an acquittal, the defendant, indeed, will not seek to have it reversed, and the government cannot. U.S. v.
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(2) A contradictory bail hearing, as provided for in this Paragraph, may be held prior to setting bail for a person in custody who is charged with domestic abuse battery, violation of protective orders, stalking, or any felony offense involving the use or threatened use of force or a deadly weapon upon the defendants
If the order applied for by written motion is one to which the mover is not clearly entitled, or which requires supporting proof, the motion shall be served on and tried contradictorily with the adverse party. The rule to show cause is a contradictory motion.
From the foregoing, it can be seen that the rules allow the filing of a motion for new trial on the grounds of fraud, accident, mistake or excusable negligence; or of newly discovered evidence, in the manner provided for proof of motions.
174. A defendant shall file his answer within fifteen days after service of citation upon him, except as otherwise provided by law.
A JUDGMENT OF ACQUITTAL IS IMMEDIATELY FINAL AND EXECUTORY AND THE PROSECUTION CANNOT APPEAL THE ACQUITTAL BECAUSE OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL PROHIBITION AGAINST DOUBLE JEOPARDY. II.

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