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· 12/10/2012

Gary Fields v. Henry County, Tennessee

Citations

  • 701 F.3d 180
  • 2012 WL 6097334
  • 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 25159

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  • holding that the 25 plaintiff had not demonstrated an Eighth Amendment violation, stating “[t]he Eighth 26 Amendment’s protections address the amount of bail, not the timing. There is no constitutional 27 right to speedy bail.”
  • noting that such a policy could even discourage states from creating their own systems of procedural rights for fear of triggering federal liability
  • noting that such a policy could even discourage states from creating their own systems of procedural rights for fear of triggering federal liability
  • noting that such a policy could even discourage states from creating their own systems of procedural rights for fear of triggering federal liability
  • stating that a successful due process claim requires proof that an individual was- deprived of a life, liberty, or property interest (i.e., a forfeiture) without due process
  • quoting, in part, United States v. Bajakajian, 524 U.S. 321, 334 (1998)

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Judges: Cole, Kethledge, Thapar

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