Section 15-7-20 Discharge of defendant – By arresting officer. When the offense described in an arrest warrant is a misdemeanor and it is executed by the sheriff or his deputy, such sheriff or deputy may, on the request of the defendant, discharge him on sufficient bail for his appearance at the next term of the […]
Section 15-7-21 Discharge of defendant – By judge or magistrate; certification and delivery of warrant with undertaking. (a) When the offense described in the warrant is a misdemeanor and it is not executed by the sheriff or his deputy, at the defendant’s request, he may be brought before a judge, or a magistrate when authorized […]
Section 15-7-22 Presumption offense of aggravated nature. When the bail is taken under the provisions of Sections 15-7-20 and 15-7-21, in fixing the amount of bail, it must be presumed that the offense is of an aggravated nature. (Code 1852, §442; Code 1867, §3991; Code 1876, §4661; Code 1886, §4277; Code 1896, §5226; Code 1907, […]
