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· 8/6/1986

United States v. Harry Himler, Jr.

Citations

  • 797 F.2d 156
  • 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 27842
  • 55 U.S.L.W. 2121

How courts have described this case

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

  • interpreting language narrowly where 1984 Bail Reform Act marked a “radical departure” from former federal bail policy
  • prohibiting the appellate tribunal from ignoring the trial court's reasons, but permitting the appellate court to amend or reverse if it reached a different conclusion after an independent review
  • “If Congress had intended to authorize pretrial detention in all cases where recidivism appears likely it could easily have done so.”
  • “Because the statute does not permit the detention of a defendant who does not satisfy any of the conditions of § 3142(f
  • “Under the new statute, (Bail Reform Act), judicial officers must now consider danger to the community in all cases in setting conditions of release.”
  • judicial ufficers must also considei the threat ofdanger to the community when determining conditions ofpretrial release

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Judges: Gibbons, Stapleton, Mansmann

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