Legal Opinion
United States v. Chimurenga
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 10, 1985No. 1016, Docket 85-1049PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from an order releasing on bail a person charged in a criminal conspiracy to commit armed robbery. It requires us to construe an important section of the Bail Reform Act, which is part of the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984. Without reaching the constitutional issues presented by the Act,1 we hold that the district court’s conclusion that there were conditions of release that would reasonably assure the safety of the community and defendant’s appearance at trial was not clearly erroneous.2
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The government appeals pursuant to section 3145(c) of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. MatlockSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Addington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Lego v. TwomeySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. PattenSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- United States v. Mark JessupCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by91 opinions
- United States v. Carlos Bienuenido Cruz, Roberto Cruz, Stephen Cruz, Teresa Irwin, Phillip Warren Jones, Dave Thomas, and Arthur Liggins StrongCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- United States v. Charles A. SimpkinsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- United States v. Antonio Jose Hurtado, Mark Anthony Olson, Diego Alonzo Flores-Soto, Hector Albert Rua and Jose Pita AndradeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Eric Millan and Ralph RiveraCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
- United States v. John PatinoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
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