Legal Opinion
United States v. Jumo Dillard
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 22, 2000No. 1999PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge Meskill dissents by separate opinion.
LEVAL, Circuit Judge:
This appeal raises the question whether a previously convicted felon, charged with illegal possession of a firearm under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) and reasonably found to be so dangerous that no “combination of conditions [of release] will reasonably assure ... the safety of any other person and the community,” 18 U.S.C. § 3142(e), may be detained pending trial. The answer turns on whether the offense of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm under section 922(g)(1) (the “felon-in-possession” offense) is a “crime of…
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