Legal Opinion
Blunt v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 8, 1974No. 8459PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEBEKER, Associate Judge:
In this case, appellant challenges not only the application to him of the pretrial detention statute, viz., D.C.Code 1973, § 23-1322, but also its constitutionality. The relevant portion of this Code provision reads:(a) Subject to the provisions of this section, a judicial officer may order pretrial detention of—(1) a person charged with a dangerous crime, as defined in section 23-1331(3), if the Government certifies by motion that based on such person’s pattern of behavior consisting of his past and present conduct, and on the other factors set out in section…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Richardson v. PeralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Cafeteria & Restaurant Workers Union, Local 473 v. McElroySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by28 opinions
- United States v. EdwardsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
- Leonard Campbell v. Anderson McGruder Superintendent, Detention Services, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
- In Re YorkCalifornia Supreme Court · 1995
- United States v. HeardUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1977
- Hunt v. RothCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
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