United States v. The Little Ann

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• declaring that the trial court must ascertain whether hearsay in an affidavit is reliable before using that evidence in a detention hearing
• providing that hearsay statements, while not per se inadmissible in a bail hearing, may not be relied upon as substantive evidence unless the trial judge “ascertain[s] the reliability” of the hearsay statements
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