Granted pre-trial release and bail under § 3142(i), for Defendant charged with felon in possession of a firearm, despite Defendant lacking any health conditions that increased his COVID-19 risk. The court found restrictions in MCC in response to COVID-19 had interfered with his ability to confer with counsel and prepare for his upcoming criminal trial, justifying temporary release, subject to revisitation by the court in 60 days.
United States v. Chandler, No. 19-CR-867 (PAC), 2020 WL 1528120 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 31, 2020)
DETAILS
Decision
Date
3/31/2020
Practice Area
Criminal (Federal Charges)
Relief Requested
Release
Type of Court
Federal District Court
Location
New York
Type of Case
Individual
Case Characteristics
Post-Conviction Detention [jail or prison], Pretrial Detention [jail], Significant Criminal History
Release Granted
Yes
Compassionate Release Case
No
Case Tracking Number
19-CR-867-PAC
MORE CASE INFORMATION
Court Name
S.D.N.Y.
Decision
Motion Granted
Place of Incarceration
Federal Detention Center [typically federal pretrial detention]
Name of Facility
Metropolitan Correctional Center
Legal Authority
Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA) [arises with “second or successive habeas petitions”], Bail Reform Act, Bail Pending Trial, 18 U.S.C. § 3142, § 2255 Habeas
Release Conditions
Home confinement, $50,000 bail, electronic monitoring to be determined by pretrial services, order effective for 60 days subject to court revisitation.
Convictions
1st Degree Manslaughter in 2006.
Case Status
Decision Made But Case Still Pending
COVID-19 Positive or Symptomatic
No
Charges
Felon in Possession of a firearm under 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1), 924(a)(2),
COVID-19 in Jail Prison or Detention Center
Yes
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