Antonio Taylor is the man charged with shooting Ballwin, Mo police officer Mike Flamion. According to a recent article in the St. Louis Post Dispatch, if prosecutors have their way, Taylor’s bail may soon double to 1 Million Dollars. This is the same high bail amount that was recently ordered in a case involving the rape of a homeless person.
In the article written by Joel Currier, Currier reports “St. Louis County assistant prosecutor Jason Denney will argue that bail for Antonio Taylor, 31, on charges of first-degree assault of a law enforcement officer, armed criminal action and unla
A man who is suspected or raping a homeless, disabled woman at least 3 times has had his bail set at $1 million dollars. According to an article written by Paradise Afshar for local10.com, Nelson's defense attorney requested his bond be set at $150,000 but that request was denied ($150,000 is a bond amount seen quite frequently in St. Louis, MO by Bob Block Bail Bonds). In addition, the judge apparently lectured Nelson about his behavior.
Afhsar goes on to report that "It was on Jan. 17 that Nelson began to rub up against the victim’s body, who was sleeping in the 2000 block of S
With law enforcement being under unprecedented scrutiny these days, it seems that many public officials and prosecutors are "pressured" into filing charges against law enforcement officials even if they know there may not be enough evidence to convict the defendant in a court of law. Most recently, police officer Edward Nero (a Baltimore MD) police officer was acquitted of all charges in the high profile death of Freddie Gray. Freddie Gray suffered a spinal cord injury while in police custody which lead to his death. This event set off a series of protests and riots which culminated in 6 polic
In simple terms, when a suspect is arrested for an alleged crime, a bail amount is set. The suspect then needs to post that bond as a "guarantee" that he
or she will appear in court until the case is disposed of in some capacity. While the suspect has been charged in the case, he has not been convicted,
and in order to be convicted he must have due process under our laws.
Recently, many activist groups believe that bail is unfair. Their position is that if you have money, you can post bail and get out of jail while awaiting
your court appearances. If you don't have money, the groups say
Becoming an attorney is something that you must be dedicated to in order to truly become successful. Not only does it take quite a while to obtain a law degree (on average 7 years), but it takes quite a bit of money to obtain that degree.
There are many reasons that someone may decide to become an attorney. Those reasons range anywhere from somebody that likes to help other people in difficult circumstance, to people who are more interested in being able to make a lot of money.
In fact, a recent article by Michael Allen, titled The 5 Things You Must Do To Make Partner discusses the curre
March 14, 2016 – Bob Block Bail Bonds, the oldest bondsman service in St. Louis, just issued a statement their bail bond services have been upgraded and expanded to further meet the needs of their clients. In a press statement, the company said this move is part of their campaign to reach out to more people in St. Louis. “The name Bob Block Bail Bonds is the one people trust when it comes to bail, and our service expansion is only going to further solidify our position as St. Louis’ premier bonding company,” says spokesperson Richard Lowe. “We know how important it is to be released
