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Barker v. Wingo, 407 U.S. 514 (1972), was a United States Supreme Court case involving the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, specifically the right of defendants in criminal cases to a speedy trial. The Court held that determinations of whether or not the right to a speedy trial has been violated must be made on a case-by-case basis ...
United States v. Salerno, 481 U.S. 739 (1987), was a United States Supreme Court decision that determined that the Bail Reform Act of 1984 was constitutional, which permitted the federal courts to detain an arrestee prior to trial if the government could prove that the individual was potentially a danger to society.
In both cases, however, the police detention may take place only when grounds for pre-trial detention exist . [8] The statutory limits of 48 + 24 hours must be complied with and reaching the time limit should aways trigger immediate release, unless a court has ordered pre-trial custody.
A Santa Fe defense attorney representing one of the defendants called the request a "total abuse" of the state's pretrial detention system and noted a man injured by gunfire who appeared to be ...
Bell v. Wolfish, 441 U.S. 520 (1979), is a case in which the United States Supreme Court addressed the constitutionality of various conditions of confinement of inmates held in federal short-term detention facilities. [1]
The case drew nationwide attention in part because of a grim piece of evidence uncovered in the aftermath of the murders: a brief, grainy Snapchat video recorded on Libby's cellphone — and ...
Kingsley v. Hendrickson, 576 U.S. 389 (2015), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held in a 5–4 decision that a pretrial detainee must prove only that force used by police is excessive according to an objective standard, not that a police officer was subjectively aware that the force used was unreasonable.
In an effort to keep people out of pretrial detention, Cape and Islands District Attorney Robert Galibois said his office prioritizes expediting cases to trial. But despite their efforts, he said ...