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I've been posting about my attempt to get an answer to a simple question using Avvo Answers. In Take 1, an out-of-state lawyer provided a wrong answer. In Take 2, our own Jeremy Richey provided a good answer that misseda part of the question. I clarified my question, and now Jeremy has provided the final answer in a comment to Take 2. My clarified question was: If the bond is … [Read more...] about Adventures In Avvo – Take 3

Out of some curiosity about how bail works, I posted a question on Avvo Answers. The first answer I got was a clean miss by an out-of-state lawyer. Now Illinois's own Jeremy Richey has stepped up. To review, here's the question I asked: What's my exposure if I bail someone out of jail? Chicago, IL Viewed 4 times. Posted about 17 hours ago in Criminal Defense If a friend has … [Read more...] about Adventures In Avvo – Take 2

After a recent episode of Raising the Bar, I've been wondering if some do-gooder could go around bailing indigent people out of jail so they can go home to their families even though they don't have $500. Not that I could afford to do that, but how would that work? I know it only takes a fraction of the bail amount to get them out, but would I be on the hook for the whole … [Read more...] about Adventures In Avvo – Take 1