Arrest and Detention of Material Witnesses : A Sketch.
Provides brief overview of the Federal material witness statute, which authorizes the arrest of material witnesses, permits their release under the same bail laws applicable to Federal criminal defendants, and favors their release after their depositions have been taken. Summarizes H.R. 3199, Sectio...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Series: | U.S. Congressional Research.
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| Summary: | Provides brief overview of the Federal material witness statute, which authorizes the arrest of material witnesses, permits their release under the same bail laws applicable to Federal criminal defendants, and favors their release after their depositions have been taken. Summarizes H.R. 3199, Section 12 of the USA PATRIOT and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act, which requires a periodic review and report on the use of the material witness statute and examines S. 1739, which would rewrite section establish explicit and more demanding standards for arrest and detention and imposing explicit time limitations on detention. |
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| Item Description: | Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |