BAIL HEARING LAWYER CALGARY
If you have been arrested and taken into custody, the Code requires that you have your release hearing within 24 hours. Obtaining judicial interim release or bail is critical and will have a significant impact on the course of the defence.
- ACTING QUICKLY WHEN IT COMES TO BAIL HEARINGS
- OBTAINING RELEASE FROM JAIL
- PROVEN RECORD OF POSITIVE OUTCOMES AT THE BAIL LEVEL
BAIL HEARING LAWYER SERVING CALGARY
PROTECTING YOUR LIBERTY
After being arrested and charged with a crime, you will go before a judge or, in some cases, a Justice of the Peace for a bail hearing. At this time, depending on the severity of the crime, you will either be released under your own recognizance or will have the option of bail once certain conditions are met. Those conditions can include providing the courts with a surety, money or property, to ensure you will attend the required court dates.
YOUR RIGHT TO A BAIL HEARING
In Canada, under the Charter Of Rights and Freedoms, every person accused and charged with any crime has the right to seek bail. That is why you need to have proper legal representation from the start. Without a good defence lawyer, you may spend time awaiting your day in court while remanded in custody.
We believe everyone is entitled to liberty when facing a criminal charge. Our team of bail hearing lawyers will do everything in our power to fight for you to be released on bail until your case can be presented before the courts.
Finding the right criminal lawyer for a bail hearing can be difficult because there isn’t a lot of time to pull together information. The bail hearing lawyer only has access to preliminary findings of the case and has to decide what bail options to ask for based on their experience.
When you choose any of the bail hearing lawyers at Alberta Legal, you can trust you are choosing a team that will work hard to get you the outcome you deserve. Everything we do from the moment you call us is with your best interests first.
IMPORTANCE OF GETTING BAIL
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO HIRE BAIL HEARING LAWYER?
Whether or not you’re granted bail will affect your mental health along with changing your defence strategy. Offenders that are not granted bail and have to wait in custody often face pressure to plead guilty. In many cases, being remanded to custody can act as an impression of guilt. This impression can be a challenge for a defence lawyer to work with when proving your innocence.
No one wants to spend time in the Remand Centre awaiting their court date. Time in custody is almost always counted towards any sentence, we can help get the maximum benefit from your time in custody.
Our goal at Alberta Legal is always to provide the defence to get you out and living your life.
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Conditions For Bail
ASSESSING BAIL ELIGIBILITY
If you have a criminal history and prior convictions, the judge and the Crown Prosecutor often consider that history when assessing bail eligibility.
Additionally, the court primarily considers three main things before releasing you on bail. The first is whether you will show up for court; this is also known as the primary ground. The secondary ground is whether or not you will commit further offences while out on bail. Lastly, the tertiary ground considers whether you need to be in custody to maintain the general public’s confidence in the administration of justice.
One Chance At Bail
Unless you are a young offender, you only get one opportunity to get bail, unless there is a change in your circumstances. This includes, a loss of evidence or witnesses. You can only apply for a review or appeal of the bail order if the judge made an error in the first hearing. Finding a bail hearing lawyer who can handle your hearing appropriately and is dedicated to preserving your freedom is important.
If you are facing a bail hearing, or fear you could be under investigation, contact our experienced bail hearing lawyer at Alberta Legal to see how we can help.
Client’s Experience With Our Lawyers
Our Success stories
Liam Nelson
Dedication, Support, Ethic, Knowledge, Experience, Sharp and Direct. All the qualities your are looking for in a lawyer, they have it all and some. But JILLIAN WILLIAMSON was my guardian angel. Being a Client, I was comfortable to blindly leave my fate in their hands. That was a real well placed investment in the future of my life. I second, promote, referred and all the synonym possible to anybody facing an up hill battle and needs the support and experience to help you go through it.
K. V
I am so very pleased with the work Mathew Deshaye put into my case! He genuinely is a good person, and is determined to get justice. Matthew is extremely professional and I couldn’t have been happier with having him represent me. I’m glad that I could work with him. Dina his assistant was also great with communicating back and forth with me. I made the right choice by retaining Matthew as my lawyer and I hope you do the same. I am in tears with how grateful I am. I’m so very thankful for the work and research that went into helping me with my case! Thank you! 🙂
Jan Ciganik
I was involved in a motor vehicle case and I knew I needed outstanding representation. Jim Lutz, Lacey and his team were nothing short of perfection. I was thoroughly impressed how he handled my case with expedited tenacity. The judicial system can be very confusing with how everything works ,but Mr. Lutz was very easy to communicate with and simplified everything. If you need a lawyer who is on the ball, Jim without a question is the person who should represent you. I highly recommend Mr. Lutz and his team! Thank you very much Sir and your team for all outstanding professional services.