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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Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2006.
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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