This motion raises the important and widely debated question of whether an allegation by the People that a bailed defendant is threatening witnesses justifies revocation of his bail — or, more broadly, whether, and under what conditions, preventive detention is constitutionally and/or statutorily permissible in this State. It arises shortly after enactment of the Federal Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 (98 US Stat...
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