Definition
Bail hearing (Ro: eliberare pe cautiune, Fr: Mise en liberté sous caution, n.f., Gr.: απελευθέρωση κατηγορουμένου με επιβολή περιοριστικών όρων / εγγύησης, Cz.: jednání o propuštění z vazby) (See also: bail, pledge, probation officer, guaranty, custody, court) = judicial proceeding which aims to determine if a suspect can be released from the custody before the trial. The defendant is required to guarantee that he/she will return to a trial, by depositing an amount of or by a pledge of property. If the defendant does not miss any court dates, he/she gets a refund. In particular social situations, the judge might set a lower bail or grant own-recognizance release.
Legislation
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/3142 - U.S. Code - Release or detention of a defendant pending trial (Title 18, Part II, Chapter 207 § 3142) [English]
http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/CR/htm/CR.17.htm - Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Title I, Chapter 17 [English]
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=pen&group=01001-02000&file=1268-1276.5 - California Penal Code, Section 1268 – 1276.5 [English]
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/ba201341/ - New South Wales Bail Act 2013 [English]
Case Law
https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/342/1/ - United States Supreme Court, Stack v. Boyle, 1951
http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/sinodisp/au/cases/cth/FCA/1999/921.html?stem=0&synonyms=0&query=dunstan - Federal Court of Australia, Dunstan v. Director of Public Prosecution, 1999
http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/sinodisp/au/cases/vic/VSC/2002/393.html?stem=0&synonyms=0&query=title%28Mokbel%20and%20DPP%20%29 - Supreme Court of Victoria (Australia), Mokbel v. DPP, 2002
http://www.saflii.org/za/cases/ZAFSHC/2013/53.html - Free State High Court, Bloemfontein (Republic of South Africa), Keevy v. S, 2013
https://www.ccr.ro/files/products/Decizie_712_2014.pdf - Constitutional Court of Romania, Ruling no. 712/December 4, 2014 [The Constitutional Court of Romania declared unconstitutional the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code regarding the judicial review and the judicial review on bail]
https://www.caselaw.nsw.gov.au/decision/55aed5b1e4b06e6e9f0f7dad - New South Wales Supreme Court (Australia), R. v. Badger, 2015
Online Publications
http://www.aic.gov.au/media_library/publications/rpp/125/rpp125.pdf - Richards, K., Renshaw, L., 2013, Bail and remand for young people in Australia: A national research project, Australian Institute of Criminology
http://www.sentencingcouncil.justice.nsw.gov.au/Documents/review_of_the_bail_act_2013_-_final_report.pdf - Hatzistergos, J., 2014, Review of the Bail Act 2013, Sentencing Council (Australia)
http://sydney.edu.au/law/slr/slr_37/slr37_1/SLRv37n1Shrestha.pdf - Shrestha, P., 2015, Two Steps Back: The Presumption of Innocence and Changes to the Bail Act 2013 (NSW), Sydney Law Review [VOL 37:147 2015]
http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/a_to_c/bail/ - The Crown Prosecution Service (UK), Prosecution Policy and Guidance – Legal Guidance regarding Bail
http://www.legalaid.qld.gov.au/legalinformation/thejusticesystem/Criminalcourtprocess/Pages/Bail2.aspx - Legal Aid Queensland/Queensland Government (Australia)
https://www.magistratescourt.vic.gov.au/jurisdictions/criminal-and-traffic/criminal-proceedings/custody-and-bail - Magistrates’ Court of Victoria (Australia), Custody and Bail
http://www.lsuc.on.ca/For-Lawyers/Manage-Your-Practice/Practice-Area/Criminal-Law/How-to-Prepare-and-Conduct-a-Bail-Hearing/ - The Law Society of Upper Canada, How to Prepare and Conduct a Bail Hearing (Canada)
http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/cj-jp/fv-vf/har/part4.html - Government of Canada, Justice Department - A Handbook for Police and Crown Prosecutors on Criminal Harassment, Part 4: Guidelines for Crown Prosecutors (Canada)
http://www.lawsociety.org.sg/forPublic/YoutheLaw/ArrestBail.aspx - The Law Society of Singapore (Singapore)
Publications
Bachman, R., Schutt, R.K., 2014, The Practice of Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice, Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, p. 167
Del Carmen, R.V., Walker, J.T., 2012, Briefs of Leading Cases in Law Enforcement, Waltham: Anderson Publishing, p. 226
Quinn, F., 2007, Law for Journalists, Harlow: Pearson Education Limited, p. 94
Theodoru, G., 2013, Tratat de Drept procesual penal, Bucharest: Hamangiu, p. 396
Udroiu, M., 2014, Fişe de Procedură penală, Bucharest: Universul Juridic, p. 272