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HAZEL v. UNITED STATES

No. 84-1216.

483 A.2d 1157 (1984)

Bobby E. HAZEL, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided October 5, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur M. Reynolds, Jr., Washington, D.C., for appellant.

Kenneth J. Melilli, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., with whom Joseph E. diGenova, U.S. Atty., Michael W. Farrell, Judith Hetherton, and G. William Currier, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before MACK, NEWMAN, and TERRY, Associate Judges.

NEWMAN, Associate Judge:

The issue presented on this appeal is whether the Superior Court has authority to detain a defendant pretrial without bond other than as provided by statute. We hold that it does not and thus reverse the order appealed.*

Hazel was presented in the Superior Court on June 9, 1983, on a complaint charging assault with a dangerous weapon. He was held without bond pending a pretrial detention hearing. Following...

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