What does it mean when a county has a hold on you?

What does it mean when a county has a hold on you?

The sheriff in County A will hold onto you for a reasonable period—say, five days—to allow the folks from County B to show up. This is not an extradition. Extraditions are when someone has to be removed from one sovereign (a state or a country) to another sovereign.

How long can they hold you on a detainer?

Although the detainer lapses after 48 hours, and there is no longer legal authority to detain the prisoner, this is frequently disregarded, and attorneys across the United States report that non-citizens are frequently held much longer. In the 2014 case Miranda-Olivares v.

What does it mean when a detainer is lifted?

In some cases, it is possible to have the probation judge lift the detainer order and allow the defendant to fight the new charges while out on bail. Once a probation detainer has lodged against the defendant, the defendant’s probation officer typically cannot lift it without the supervising judge’s permission.

What does it mean when you have a detainer?

1 : the act of keeping something in one’s possession specifically : the withholding from the rightful owner of something that has lawfully come into the possession of the holder. 2 : detention in custody. 3 : a writ authorizing the keeper of a prison to continue to hold a person in custody.

Is a detainer the same as a warrant?

A detainer is a warrant placed against an inmate for pending charges.

Can you bond out on a federal charge?

Unlike the state courts, the federal courts do not consider the money possessed or able to be raised by a criminal defendant as a reason to detain or not detain the defendant.

Can you bail out the feds?

Federal criminal cases differ from State charges in that there is no system of bail or bail bonds in federal cases. You hire a bail bondsman or post bail, and you are free to go. There is no such system in federal cases. Instead there is a pre trial release program with it’s own rules and procedures.