A bail hearing is the ______.
a. recording of the suspect’s information and taking him or her into custody, fingerprinting, photographing, and taking personal and criminal history information
b. money or equivalent property put up to secure the release of the defendant while he or she is awaiting trial
c. judge’s determination of whether there is sufficient evidence or probable cause that a crime was committed by the defendant
d. negotiated agreement among the defendant, the prosecutor and the court for the defendant to plead guilty in exchange for a different type of sentence, no sentence or reduced sentence
b. money or equivalent property put up to secure the release of the defendant while he or she is awaiting trial
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