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UNITED STATES v. PAYDEN

No. 1554, Docket 85-1216.

768 F.2d 487 (1985)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Donald PAYDEN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided July 17, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Simels, New York City, for defendant-appellant.

Robert Garcia, Asst. U.S. Atty., New York City (Rudolph W. Giuliani, U.S. Atty., S.D.N.Y., John K. Carroll, Asst. U.S. Atty., New York City, of counsel), for appellee.

Before KEARSE and CARDAMONE, Circuit Judges and WYATT, District Judge.

CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:

The question posed on this expedited appeal is whether appellant may properly be detained before trial under the Bail Reform Act of 1966. The district court, 609 F.Supp. 1273, revoked appellant's bail because of its finding that he attempted to contract for the murder of a key government witness and her daughter. We have recently held that the Bail Reform Act of 1984 provides statutory authority for detention...

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