Legal Question in Criminal Law in Virginia

Re: bond

Well, you are asking us to speculate about why the two Counties did what they did, when we have not seen any of the details on any level.

But it is possible that the charges in the County with no bond are viewed as being more serious than in the other County. It is also possible that the prosecutor just pushed harder in the County with no bond. Maybe the prosecutor presented different facts about your girlfriend's situation than in the other County. It is possible that the judge simply saw things a different way or has a different attidue.

It is also possible that the court-appointed attorney in the County with no bond is just not very good. (NOT as likely as you might think, but how knows? A different result could be due to lots of different reasons.)

In the County that denied bond, she can file a motion to revisit the question of bond.

However, it would help to know what arguments were made and what arguments were NOT made. Did the court-appointed attorney forget to present some facts? Did the prosecutor make arguments that the other County did not, that you might need to deal with?

And of course you have to consider what is the difference between the charges in the two Counties.

And also do not ignore the question of defeating the ultimate charges. Bond is only a detail. Being convicted or found not guilty is of far greater importance.