Course: Introduction / Procedural Law
U.S. v. Salerno (1987) is a landmark SCOTUS decision in which the court ruled that the pretrial detention of a dangerous defendant was not a due process violation so long as the dangerousness was proven.
Citation: 481 U.S. 739 (1987)
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- Criminal Justice | Section 5.3: Pretrial Process
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Read the full text of the case on the Justia Website:
http://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/481/739/case.html
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Last Modified: 07/29/2021