U.S. v. Lopez.U.S. District Court PRETRIAL pre·tri·al n. A proceeding held before an official trial, especially to clarify points of law and facts. adj. 1. Of or relating to a pretrial. 2. DETAINEE de·tain·ee n. A person held in custody or confinement: a political detainee. Noun 1. detainee - some held in custody political detainee SEGREGATION U.S. v. Lopez, 327 F.Supp.2d 138 (D.Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. 2004). A pretrial detainee who was placed in a special housing unit because he faced the death penalty, filed a motion for an evidentiary ev·i·den·tia·ry adj. Law 1. Of evidence; evidential. 2. For the presentation or determination of evidence: an evidentiary hearing. Adj. 1. hearing on the conditions of his pretrial confinement. The district court held that the detainee's placement in a special housing unit solely because he faced the death penalty amounted to unconstitutional punishment. (Special Housing Unit, MDC-Guaynabo, Puerto Rico) |
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