Granted compassionate release for Defendant held at Metropolitan Detention Center, with 36 days remaining of her 4 month sentence for conspiracy to possess and distribute narcotics. The government waived exhaustion, and the court held this satisfied the exhaustion requirement. The court found Defendant's Crohn's disease, which increased her COVID-19 risk, favored release, especially given the short sentence remaining and Defendant's low danger to the community.
United States v. Jasper, No. 18-cr-00390 (PAE), 2020 WL 1673140 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 6, 2020)
DETAILS
Decision
Date
4/6/2020
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], Pre-Existing Health Conditions
Release Granted
Yes
Compassionate Release Case
Yes
Case Tracking Number
18-cr-390-PAE
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 Detention Center
Legal Authority
First Step Act Exhaustion, First Step Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)
Release Conditions
Time Served, 6 months home confinement.
Convictions
Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Narcotics.
Case Status
Decision Made
Compassionate Release Exhaustion Holdingsin Federal Case
Other, Government waived exhaustion requirement.
Pre-Existing Health Conditions
Other, Crohn's Disease
COVID-19 Positive or Symptomatic
No
COVID-19 in Jail Prison or Detention Center
Not Discussed
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