When Bail Bonds in Delaware Make a Big Difference for Your Freedom

A person accused of a capital crime will make a supreme effort to prove his (or her) innocence – and may be grateful when the court sides with him in the end. In this case, some sort of surety would be allowed for the accused where he has been acquitted of the capital offense. Reporting for My Central Jersey on January 19. 2015, reporter Mike Deak highlights the case of David Granskie, a young New Jersey man who was acquitted of felony murder and was allowed to make bail, even with the other felony charges still pending in relation to the murder of his father’s fiancée.

Delaware is one of 32 states across the Union that have felony murder as punishable by death or life imprisonment (New Jersey abolished the death penalty in 2007 so that those convicted of felony murder reap life). Still, to even be accused of it in either state is nevertheless a physical and mental challenge for the defendants and their family. If, like in the Granskie case, the charge for capital crime has been reduced enough to allow the accused to post bail, a provider of bail bonds in Delaware such as 1st Choice Bail will be prepared to ensure the defendant’s obligations before possible release.

Court records may even shed a clearer light on the defendant’s tribulations and how it can factor into the bail as mandated by the judge. The NJ Superior Court said Granskie was one of three men accused of killing his father’s girlfriend during the 2009 Memorial Day weekend. They faced charges of murder, aggravated sexual assault, conspiracy to commit murder, conspiracy to commit aggravated sexual assault, and reckless manslaughter.

One of Granskie’s co-defendants later testified that he was not involved in the murder because he was asleep at that time. Although Granskie was acquitted of the murder, he was placed in protective custody for the other four charges.

A Delaware bail bonds company like 1st Choice will make every effort to help you secure a bond and present it to court – but you have to follow all conditions it sets forth. Deak said Granskie’s $1-million bail was brought down to $250,000. When the bail bond was presented to court, the court ordered him to attend substance abuse counselling and weekly drug tests, full disclosure of contact details, and a ban from crossing state lines.

While there are still legal obligations to honor in a bail bond, people who were let off jail have a chance to correct their ways while making every effort to take advantage of their temporary freedom. Arranging for bail may be a step in that direction.

(Source: Granskie, acquitted of murder, released on bail, My Central Jersey, 19 January 2015)

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