Legal Opinion
Covington v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 14, 1997No. 97-CO-546PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
On March 27, 1997, a hearing commissioner ordered that Marcus Covington, a defendant in a misdemeanor threats case, 1 be detained without bond pending trial pursuant to D.C.Code § 23-1322(b)(l)(C) (1996). That provision authorizes such “preventive” detention in cases presenting
[a] serious risk that the [defendant] will obstruct or attempt to obstruct justice, or threaten, injure, or intimidate, or attempt to threaten, injure, or intimidate a prospective witness or juror.[ 2 ]
On April 7, 1997, a judge of the Superior Court sustained the commissioner’s order.
Covington…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- United States v. SalernoSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- United States v. EdwardsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
- United States v. Kermit N. Gilbert, Jr.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- Blunt v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974
- United States v. BrownDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
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