United States v. Howard Becak

KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Howard Becak appeals the order of the District Court that denies defendant sentence credit for time spent on pretrial release. For the reasons stated below, we AFFIRM the order of the District Court.

I

Defendant, along with eighteen co-defendants, was charged by indictment on February 28, 1989 with conspiracy to distribute and possess cocaine with intent to distribute. Defendant was arrested on March 6, 1989 and at a hearing before the magistrate judge on March 7, 1989 was ordered detained until trial.

On March 31, 1989, defendant sought review of the detention…