Gerstein v. Pugh

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1975-02-18

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*105 Mr. Justice Powell delivered the opinion of the Court. The issue in this case is whether a person arrested and held for trial under a prosecutor’s information is constitutionally entitled to a judicial determination of probable cause for pretrial restraint of liberty. I In March 1971 respondents Pugh and Henderso…

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