Bail Reform Act: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Ninety-eighth Congress, First and Second Sessions, on H.R. 1098, H.R. 3005, and H.R. 3491 ... June 16, July 27, 1983; and May 24, 1984 |
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Page 416 - Even so, they are not of the very essence of a scheme of ordered liberty. To abolish them is not to violate a "principle of justice so rooted in the traditions and conscience of our people as to be ranked as fundamental.
Page 837 - This traditional right to freedom before conviction permits the unhampered preparation of a defense, and serves to prevent the infliction of punishment prior to conviction. Unless this right to bail before trial is preserved, the presumption of innocence, secured only after centuries of struggle, would lose its meaning.
Page 516 - Admissibility of confessions (a) In any criminal prosecution brought by the United States or by the District of Columbia, a confession, as defined in subsection (e) hereof, shall be admissible in evidence if it is voluntarily given. Before such confession is received in evidence, the trial judge shall, out of the presence of the jury, determine any issue as to voluntariness. If the trial judge determines that the confession was voluntarily...
Page 533 - There can be no equal justice where the kind of trial a man gets depends on the amount of money he has.
Page 889 - Oh, things that happened the week after next," the Queen replied in a careless tone. "For instance, now," she went on, sticking a large piece of plaster on her finger as she spoke, "there's the King's Messenger. He's in prison now, being punished: and the trial doesn't even begin till next Wednesday: and of course the crime comes last of alL" "Suppose he never commits the crime?
Page 446 - ... record of appearance at court proceedings or of flight to avoid prosecution or failure to appear at Court proceedings.
Page 389 - identification of the specific dictates of due process generally requires consideration of three distinct factors: first, the private interest that will be affected by the official action; second, the risk of an erroneous deprivation of such interest through the procedures used, and the probable value, if any, of additional...
Page 526 - ... likely to commit a serious crime, intimidate witnesses or otherwise interfere with the administration of justice.
Page 352 - ... of an appearance bond in a specified amount and the deposit in the registry of the court, in cash or other security as directed, of a sum not to exceed 10...
Page 352 - ... (3) require the execution of an appearance bond in a specified amount...