In _____________, a case involving the prosecution of an organized crime figure, the Supreme Court said that the Eighth Amendment does not require that defendants be released on bail, only that, if the court grants bail, it must not be "excessive."
a. Trop v. Dulles (1958)
b. Stack v. Boyle (1951)
c. United States v. Salerno (1987)
d. none of the above
C
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What will be an ideal response?
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