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1) My question is "Is bail a racist concept"? Where can i find case law and doctrines to support my argument. Yes or No

2) In cases that involve identity theft, the criminal justice system protects the people but respects the rights of the accused. If a person steals another person's identity but does not cause any monetary damage, has a crime been committed?

Would like an opinion websites to find the federal laws and the laws in a state that apply to this matter.

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1) Is "Is bail a racist concept"? Where can i find case law and doctrines to support my argument. Yes or No

2) In cases that involve identity theft, the criminal justice system protects the people but respects the rights of the accused. If a person steals another person's identity but does not cause any monetary damage, has a crime been committed?

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PLEASE SEE ATTACHED for better formatting and referencing. I am providing you with the synopsis of the specific federal laws (applicable in both questions) and the links to obtain more information (ID theaft is a felony and issues of bail are modeled after federal United States Code, Title 18, Sections 3141-3150)

My question is "Is bail a racist concept"? Where can i find case law and doctrines to support my argument. Yes or No
Bail is a security in cast or in promise given to procure the release from custody of a person under arrest and to assure that he/she will appear when required. To leave goods in trust with another party; the person to whom property is entrusted is termed the bailee and the person who entrusts the goods is called the bailor. "As per Justice McPherson, bail is not jail. It is what an accused person seeks in order to stay out of jail. Nevertheless, bail is a restraint on the liberty of an accused person and, where there are strict bail conditions, it can be a serious restraint. However, there is a fundamental difference between bail and jail. The natural meaning of these words - known at a practical, common sense level by all accused persons who seek bail - is that the pith and substance of bail is liberty, whereas the essence of jail is a profound loss of liberty.
Bail, however, is not a racist concept:
The Judiciary Act of 1789 specified which types of crimes were bailable and set bounds on a judge's discretion in setting bail. The Act states that all non-capital crimes are bailable and that in capital cases the decision to detain a suspect, prior to trial, was to be left to the judge. This The Judiciary Act states, "Upon all arrests in criminal cases, bail shall be admitted, except where punishment ...

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