Legal Opinion
United States v. Melendez-Carrion
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 2, 1986No. Nos. 830, 906, 874, 877, 926, 898, 881, 899, 907, 908 and 962, Dockets 85-1431, 85-1432, 85-1443, 85-1444, 85-1451 to 85-1453, 86-1010 to 86-1012 and 86-1031PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JON O. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:
In 1984, for the first time in the two centuries of our Nation’s existence, Congress enacted comprehensive national legislation providing for the preventive detention on grounds of dangerousness of those awaiting trial. Bail Reform Act of 1984, Pub.L. No. 98-473, § 203(a) et seq., 98 Stat. 1976 (codified at 18 U.S.C.A. § 3141 et seq. (West Supp.1985)). The Bail Reform Act of 1966 had authorized pretrial detention on grounds of dangerousness only for those accused of capital offenses, Pub.L. No. 89-465, § 3(a), 80 Stat. 214, 215-16 (formerly codified at 18 U.S.C. §…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Gerstein v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by88 opinions
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- United States v. Eric Millan and Ralph RiveraCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
- United States v. Grover Lamar LeeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Victor J. Orena and Pasquale AmatoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
- United States v. Mutulu ShakurCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
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