Hester v. Gentry
Petition for certiorari denied on June 12, 2023
Issue: Whether the 14th Amendment"s due process clause protects a fundamental right to pretrial liberty that prevents states from depriving a presumptively innocent person of physical liberty pending a criminal trial unless a court finds that the deprivation is necessary to protect public safety and/or reasonably assure the person"s appearance at future court proceedings.
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