Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit February 27, 1979, Nos. 359, 360, Dockets 78-2081, 78-2090 (Marcera v. Chinlund)

lead-opinion

IRVING R. KAUFMAN, Chief Judge:

Recent years have witnessed an explosion of litigation testing the rights of prisoners who have not been convicted of a crime but are merely held in custody to ensure their attendance at trial.