Mandatory Detention for Offenders Convicted of Serious Crimes Act

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Mandatory Detention for Offenders Convicted of Serious Crimes Act - Amends the Bail Reform Act to require the detention, pending sentence or appeal, of any person found guilty of a crime of violence, an offense for which the maximum sentence is life imprisonment or death, or drug offenses for which a maximum term of imprisonment of ten years or more is prescribed, unless there is substantial likelihood of acquittal or a new trial, or the Government is not recommending imprisonment and the person is not likely to flee or pose a danger to the community. Makes exceptions to mandatory detention upon appeal of the Government in exceptional cases.

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 6 March 1990

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