Legal Opinion
Buckland v. County of Montgomery
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 2, 1987No. 86-1404PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure authorize the posting of a bail bond by depositing cash equal to ten percent of the amount of bail. They also permit a county to set a reasonable fee to cover the cost of administering the program. Plaintiffs, who have been assessed varying amounts by several counties, contend that the rules are unconstitutional because they fail to provide specific guidelines for the fees. We are not persuaded by this argument and agree with the district court that the state’s ten percent bail program does not violate the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Giaccio v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Schilb v. KuebelSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Commonwealth v. GillSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
3Cited by4 opinions
- People v. LovelaceAppellate Court of Illinois · 2018
- People v. LovelaceAppellate Court of Illinois · 2018
- Buckland v. County of Montgomery of Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- In Re: Order Amending Rules 528 and 533 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal ProcedureSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2014