Yes, it seems the defendant needs to pay premium (10-15%) which he loses even if found not guilty, and pledge a collateral (house in this case). See https://law.stackexchange.com/a/30216/44582 .
But note that even if you are finally acquitted, you have to pay your lawyer and nobody refunds you this cost. And you can defend yourself without a lawyer, but if facing 20 years in prison, you probably don't want to risk that you make some formal mistake and judge tells you "no, should have asked for that evidence earlier" or something similar.
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