Legal Opinion
United States v. Mark Jessup
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 25, 1985No. 84-1983PublishedCited by 222 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREYER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal challenges the constitutionality of a provision of the Bail Reform Act of 1984,18 U.S.C. § 3141 et seq., that requires judicial officers making bail decisions to apply a rebuttable presumption that one charged with a serious drug offense will likely flee before trial. 18 U.S.C. § 3142(e). We find that Congress has acted within the Constitution’s prescribed limits in creating this rebuttable presumption and that the magistrate and district court have acted within their lawful authority in applying it, and related statutory provisions, to the appellant Mark…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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3Cited by222 opinions
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