What Happens After Getting Arrested? Here We Tell You There is always a legal process which is followed before a person is convicted of a crime. Although a police officer may observe an illegal activity and can arrest a person, in most cases, a police officer cannot make an arrest without a valid arrest warrant. The warrant should be valid and must be signed by an unbiased judge and support factually as well as legally for the arrest.
Here, we tell you the complete procedure which is followed after getting arrested.
Adjudication of a criminal charge A defendant is first presented before the jurisdiction after getting detained. It is the first hearing where it is decided by the court whether defendant has right to be released or s/he should post the bail. The amount of the bail depends on several factors like: ďƒź The severity of the crime ďƒź The chances of defendant to flee away ďƒź Prior criminal record of the accused If the defendant is without counsel, an attorney is appointed by the court to represent the defendant.