Stack v. Boyle
E275064
Stack v. Boyle is a 1951 U.S. Supreme Court case that established constitutional limits on excessive bail in the context of prosecutions under the Smith Act.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stack v. Boyle canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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bail case ⓘ criminal procedure case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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criminal procedure ⓘ pretrial release ⓘ |
| arguedDate |
1951-10-16
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1951-10-17 ⓘ |
| bailCharacterization | bail cannot be used as an instrument of oppression ⓘ |
| citation | 342 U.S. 1 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1951-11-05 ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 18 ⓘ |
| fullName | Stack v. Boyle self-link ⓘ |
| holding |
Bail must be individualized and based on standards relevant to assuring the presence of each defendant at trial
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Bail set at an amount higher than reasonably calculated to ensure the defendant’s presence at trial is excessive under the Eighth Amendment ⓘ Defendants are entitled to a hearing to challenge the reasonableness of bail ⓘ |
| involves | defendants charged with violating the Smith Act ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| justiceInMajority |
Felix Frankfurter
ⓘ
Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson ⓘ
surface form:
Fred M. Vinson
Harold H. Burton ⓘ Hugo L. Black ⓘ Robert H. Jackson ⓘ Sherman Minton ⓘ Stanley Reed ⓘ
surface form:
Stanley F. Reed
Tom C. Clark ⓘ William O. Douglas ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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surface form:
Eighth Amendment
Smith Act ⓘ
surface form:
Smith Act prosecutions
excessive bail ⓘ pretrial detention ⓘ |
| locationOfCourt | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Hugo L. Black ⓘ |
| pageInUnitedStatesReports | 1 ⓘ |
| petitioner | Stack ⓘ |
| precedentFor |
constitutional limits on pretrial detention
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individualized bail determinations ⓘ standards for determining excessive bail ⓘ |
| principle |
bail must be set by standards relevant to the purpose of assuring the presence of the accused
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excessive bail is prohibited even in cases involving serious national security charges ⓘ |
| relatedStatute |
Alien Registration Act of 1940
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Smith Act ⓘ |
| respondent | Boyle ⓘ |
| volumeOfUnitedStatesReports | 342 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1951 ⓘ |
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