Legal Opinion
United States v. Singleton, Carlos T.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 25, 1999No. 99-3053PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge ROGERS.
ROGERS, Circuit Judge:
The United States appeals from a district court order concluding that convicted felons who possess firearms in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) (1994) have not by that act alone committed a crime of violence warranting pretrial detention. We affirm, holding that the plain meaning of the Bail Reform Act excludes felon-in-possession offenses from the category of violent crimes that trigger detention hearings.
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A one count indictment charges appellee Carlos Singleton with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, in…
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