| Description | In this criminal justice reform matter, did the trial court abuse its discretion in denying defendant’s request to call certain police officers as “adverse witnesses” at the pretrial detention hearing?", "Note": "[Note: This appeal has been accelerated by order of the Court, and will be calendared for oral argument on the Court’s session of March 12-13, 2018. Should any entity wish to file a motion to participate as amicus curiae, the motion and any proposed brief must be served and filed on or before noon on 01/08/2018. The State and the defendant may file answers to any such amicus motion, together with a proposed response brief to the amicus brief, on or before noon on 02/05/2018. All dates are final. No further submissions shall be accepted unless requested by the Court.] |