The court denied a motion for bail pending sentencing. Individual did not meet standard of showing he was not a risk to the community under § 3143 and even if he had, he would not have met exceptional circumstances standard under § 3145 since he lacked documentation for his medical conditions.
United States v. Christy, No. 3_18-cr-00223, Dkt. No. 278 (M.D. Pa. May. 29, 2020)
DETAILS
Decision
Date
5/29/2020
Practice Area
Criminal (Federal Charges)
Relief Requested
Class Certification, Delayed Surrender, Implementing Release Procedures, Improved Conditions, Preliminary Injunction (PI), Release, Temporary Restraining Order (TRO)
Type of Court
Federal District Court
Location
Pennsylvania
Type of Case
Individual
Case Characteristics
Immigrant Detention, Parole or Probation Violations, Post-Conviction Detention [jail or prison], Pre-Existing Health Conditions, Pretrial Detention [jail]
Release Granted
No
Compassionate Release Case
No
Case Tracking Number
18-cr-00223-RDM
MORE CASE INFORMATION
Court Name
M.D. Pa.
Decision
Motion Denied
Place of Incarceration
Local / County Jail
Name of Facility
Lackawanna County Prison
Legal Authority
Eighth Amendment - Deliberate Indifference, Procedural Due Process (both 14th and 5th Amendments), Substantive Due Process - Punitive Detention (both 14th and 5th Amendments)
Threatening the President of the
United States; transmitting threatening communications; interstate transportation
of stolen vehicles; interstate transportation of stolen firearms; interstate
transportation of a firearm while under indictment for a felony
offense; possession of a firearm by a fugitive from justice; possession of
a firearm by a convicted felon
Case Status
Decision Made
Compassionate Release Exhaustion Holdingsin Federal Case
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