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· 6/21/1988

United States v. Frances King

Citations

  • 849 F.2d 485
  • 1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 8576
  • 1988 WL 63985

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • explaining that a district court’s ability to “[a]dopt[] . . . the order [of a magistrate judge] obviates the need for the district court to prepare its own written findings of fact and statement of reasons supporting” the order
  • affirming detention order in face of argument that defendant knew of pending indictment six months before it was returned
  • based upon the legislative history to the Act, “dangerousness” is not limited only to physical harm or injury
  • a finding of either danger to the community or risk of flight will be sufficient to detain the defendant pending trial

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Judges: Hatchett, Anderson, Clark

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