What supports the presumption of innocence?
Have we lost the right to bail after 9/11?
How can we protect our bail rights?
In early England the roots of bail were born. Sometime before or after the emergence of bail
a safeguard was introduced known as the writ of mainprize. Under mainprize the king's court was compeled to
release the accused, under writ of mainprize, where guilt could not be established before trial. The"writ of
mainprize" is missing from the modern court room. We do not have a writ to force the court to release an accused
where the evidence is purely circumstantial. Remember, anyone can be arrested.
Find out more about bail in Bail Law of New York
