Difference between revisions of "Initial appearance"

Latest revision as of 23:04, September 15, 2008

In Law, an initial appearance is when the defendant comes before a judge within hours of the arrest to determine whether or not there is probable cause for his or her arrest.

Revision as of 15:53, October 1, 2007 (view source) DeanS (talk \| contribs) m (undeadend) ← Older edit		Latest revision as of 23:04, September 15, 2008 (view source) BenHur (talk \| contribs)
(2 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 1:		Line 1:
−	An initial appearance is when the defendant comes before a [[judge]] within hours of the arrest to determine whether or not there is probable cause for his or her arrest. [[~~category~~:~~legal terms~~]]	+	In [[Law]], an '''initial appearance''' is when the [[defendant]] comes before a [[judge]] within hours of the arrest to determine whether or not there is probable cause for his or her [[arrest]]. [[Category:Legal Terms]]