Holding that in order to establish a defense of collateral estoppel, the party asserting the defense must show that the issues in the two proceedings are identical; that the issue raised in the current action was actually decided in the prior proceeding; there was full and fair opportunity to litigate the issue in the prior proceeding; and the issue previously decided was necessary to support a final judgment on the merits
Finding majority of courts hold that burden of persuasion remains with the government and preponderance of the evidence standard applies on the risk of flight
Holding that a defendant's danger of recidivism in crimes involving the use of fraudulent identification are not the type of danger to the community which will support an order of detention under § 3142(f) of the Bail Reform Act of 1984
Holding that a November 1984 motion filed pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b) to amend a September 1982 district court judgment was untimely, even though this court's decision on appeal had been entered in February 1984 and certiorari denied in October 1984
Holding that the potential for witness tampering was a danger to the community sufficient to revoke bail in a fraud case, notwithstanding defendant's lack of a criminal record, threats, or violence
Holding that a tribal council was a necessary party in a suit challenging the council's designation by the Secretary of Interior as the beneficiary of reservation property
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Holding that there is at least one offense where a period of incarceration of at least ten years creates a rebuttable presumption that "no condition or combination of conditions will reasonably assure the appearance of the person as required and the safety of the community . . . ."