Because of Habeus Corpus, a person cannot be held in jail without a reason.
72 hours
You should contact the police department that made the arrest and inquire there.
A arrest warrant is an order by a judge, to the police, to bring a person before the court to answer for criminal charges. Arrest warrants (with some exceptions, such as Ramey warrants in California) are only issued after the judge has reviewed a probable cause affidavit that describes the probable cause for the arrest and agrees that the arrest is reasonable. In a probable cause arrest, also known as an "on view" arrest, the arresting officer makes the decision to arrest the person on the spot. The decision will later be reviewed by the officer's supervisor(s) and by the prosecutors office before criminal charges are actually filed and the defendant is arraigned.
Yes
You must be charged with something in order to be arraigned, and you must generally be presented to court to be arraigned within 24 hours of arrest. Of course, if you have already been charged with some offense but the police are still invistigating you on yet another, THAT charge can take as long as it takes them to produce probably cause.
The person appears in court and enters a plea to the charges. The defense attorney usually requests the person charged be released on bail or as an OR; the prosecutor may or may not object to the action, the judge decides whether the person will be released until trial or remain in jail until trial.
In California an arrest for a misdemeanor can be made without a warrant IF the offense was committed in the presence of the officer/citizen making the arrest ( see penal code section 836 & 837. Arrests can also be made for a felony without a warrant IF a felony has in fact been committed and you have probable cause/reason to believe the person committed the felony.
ANY offense which occured in an officers presence, or any felony crime for which your name and/or description has been flashed over the police communications systems.
He or she may apologize to the person and let them go.
Such a person is known as an ARRESTEE until such time as they are arraigned in court then they become known as a DEFENDANT.
An arrest refers to the lawful deprivation of the freedom of an individual by a peace officer. A police officer may arrest a person if he reasonably believes a crime has been committed without a warrant.
Police do not necessarily need a warrant to arrest someone. Basically an arrest means that they have strong reason to believe that someone has broken the law. A warrant allows them to arrest the person on sight even if they are doing nothing wrong at the time. If you feel like the arrest is unjust your best option is to get an attorney.
An arrest is not. A CONVICTION for violating a criminal law is. You are innocent until proven guilty.