Wisconsin Statutes 782.23 – Prisoner, when bailed
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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 782.23
- Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
- Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
If it appear that the prisoner has been legally committed for crime or if the prisoner appears, by the testimony offered with the return upon the hearing thereof, to be guilty of crime, although the commitment is irregular, the court or judge before whom the prisoner is brought shall release the prisoner on bail, if bailable and good bail be offered, or shall remand the prisoner.