Which 1987 U.S. Supreme Court decision upheld the ability of a magistrate to confine an offender on the presumption that he or she was dangerous?

A) Bell v. Wolfish
B) Williams v. New York
C) United States v. Salerno
D) Miranda v. Arizona


Answer: C

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