Legal Opinion
United States v. Hector Acevedo-Ramos
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 25, 1985No. 84-2056PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREYER, Circuit Judge.
The appellant, Hector Acevedo Ramos, is now in custody under the authority of the new Bail Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 3141 et seq., which allows detention pending trial of persons whose release would pose a serious threat to “the safety” of any other person or “the community”. Id. § 3142(e). This appeal does not raise the central question of the constitutionality of the Act’s new “preventive detention” provisions, as Acevedo is held in custody for a traditional reason — namely that, if released, he may try to tamper with his trial, by, for example, interfering with witnesses or…
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