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20 <br /> COUNTY COMMUNITY-BASED CORRECT_IONS PLAN <br /> SECTION G-DATA FORM <br /> Offenders charged with misdemeanors remain in jail if not released on personal <br /> recognizance or bond. All offenders charged with misdemeanors in Orange and <br /> Chatham Counties are given a court date for pre-trial motions that is 30 days from the <br /> date of the offense. This is done primarily to accommodate law enforcement officers <br /> and insures that the officer will be working on the date the case goes to court. At the <br /> pre-trial motion stage, an offender charged with a misdemeanor may be freed on <br /> personal recognizance or bond or may remain in jail until trial. At trial, an offender <br /> charged with a misdemeanor may be found not guilty or have the charges dismissed. <br /> The offender may also be found guilty and given a non-jail sentence or an active jail <br /> sentence. The offender charged with a misdemeanor may appeal a sentence and remain <br /> free on personal recognizance or bond or be confined in jail until the appeal is heard. <br /> On appeal, the sentence may be overturned and the offender released. If the sentence is <br /> upheld, the offender serves the sentence. Upon completion of the sentence, the offender <br /> is released. <br /> Available data indicates that there were 2,438 convictions in Orange County in <br /> 1993. During the same year, only 1% of the cases had jury trials. In Chatham County, <br /> there were 1,034 convictions in 1993. During the same year, 3% of the cases had jury <br /> trials. <br />