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Lewis Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff, pleaded not guilty to criminal charges in an investigation of who leaked a CIA agent's name

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the start of the trial against former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in Baghdad

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Bail and Pre-trial Detention

If the accused pleads not guilty, the judge must decide on pre-trial release and, if so, whether bail or other conditions ought to be imposed. Historically, the courts have held that a defendant ought to be released unless he presents a risk of flight. Typically, despite the supposed link between bail and assuring appearance at trial, judges set high bail for individuals arrested for serious offenses, because they are concerned about public safety, i.e., the defendant committing more crimes if released. Federal law permits pre-trial detention without bail in certain situations where the court finds that the defendant poses a serious threat of future danger to the community and that no combination of release conditions can reasonably assure community safety.
 
 
 
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