NEBEKER, Associate Judge:
This pretrial bail appeal came on before the motions division for expedited determination. See D.C.App. R. 9(a)(1). In the petition for rehearing issue is joined on whether the trial court may properly impose a surety bond which the accused is unable to post. The petition for rehearing takes the position that the use of a high surety bond to assure appearance is an improper means of "preventive detention." The government, in its opposition...
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