Q: If someone is arrested and makes bail before an indictment, can this person be re-arrested on the exact same charge?
Without investigating a complaint an individual has been arrested. This individual makes bail before the prosecutor take the complaint to the grand jury. Once the prosecutor takes the complaint to the grand jury and obtains an indictment an arrest warrant is issued. When the warrant is executed and the individual is re-arrested for the same exact charge, the bond is set for double the amount the original bond was.
A: The judge may of raised the bond so the defendant has to pay the additional cost or retain a lawyer to try to reduce the bond
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