If you are arrested and charged with a crime, one of the first things that will happen is your bail hearing. At your bail hearing, your New Hampshire criminal defense attorney will argue before the judge that you are not a flight risk or a risk to your community.  Your attorney will provide documents and information to the court in order to establish this.

The information provided by your New Hampshire defense attorney will be used to portray you in a positive light. Your attorney will provide your employment history, responsibilities, family situation, and the necessity of your maintaining income and health benefits for your family. Your attorney will also tell the court about your community and family ties, in order to establish the support and responsibilities you have surrounding you that will ensure you appear in court. Your attorney should also explain the difficulties that will face your family should you be imprisoned, and that if they have the capacity, they will be willing to post bond for you to ensure your release.

All this depends on the type of charges filed against you. If they are serious, bail is a very slim possibility. There are mitigating factors and certain defenses that can be used; for example, the charging documents may reveal that the prosecution’s evidence is weak or may be inadmissible, and your attorney might use this to argue in favor of release.

If you have been charged with a crime, or if you believe that you are under suspicion for one, please contact New Hampshire criminal defense attorney Sven Wiberg for a free evaluation of your case at 603-686-5454.