Hurtado v. U.S., No. 71-6742 (U.S. Supreme Court) (410 U.S. 578; 93 S.Ct. 1157) (March 5, 1973) (Justice Stewart)
In this case the petitioners, inmates who were citizens of Mexico, were detained as material witnesses at the federal criminal trials of those accused of illegally bringing them into this country. Unable to make bail, the petitioners were incarcerated. The inmates were compensated for their incarceration at $ 1 per ...
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