Torres v. Collins

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE GREENEVILLE DIVISION MICHELLE TORRES, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) 2:20-CV-00026-DCLC-CRW ) v. ) ) W. DOUGLAS COLLINS, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER “The fundamental tradition in this country is that one charged with a crime is not, in ordinary circumstances, imprisoned until after a judgment of guilt.” Bandy v. United States, 81 S. Ct. 197, 197 (1960). Yet, “[t]his traditional right to freedom . . . has to be squared with the possibility that the defendant may flee or hide himself.”

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