CLOTTERBUCK v. UNITED STATES

No. 83-170.

459 A.2d 134 (1983)

David CLOTTERBUCK, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

March 9, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory B. Macaulay, Washington, D.C., for appellant.

Stanley S. Harris, U.S. Atty., and Michael W. Farrell and Patricia A. Broderick, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., for appellee.

Before KELLY, NEBEKER and FERREN, Associate Judges, in chambers.


NEBEKER, Associate Judge:

This is a pretrial bail appeal brought pursuant to D.C.Code § 23-1324(b) (1981). It presents for the first time the question whether, in light of the new commissioner system in the Superior Court, judges of that court retain plenary power over pretrial bail in cases brought before them for further proceedings after presentment to the commissioner. We hold that while subsequent bail matters may be brought before the commissioners, the...

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