Legal Opinion
United States v. Dorothy Wheeler
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 28, 1986No. 86-1126PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
Defendant Dorothy Wheeler was sentenced to five years imprisonment to be followed by a five-year special parole term. At the close of the sentencing hearing, the district court denied Wheeler’s motion for bail pending appeal. The district court neither made written findings nor provided a transcript of oral reasons for the denial. Wheeler now requests that this court release her on bail pending appeal of her conviction.
I
Under the Bail Reform Act of 1984, 18 U.S.C. § 3143(b), a defendant is to be incarcerated pending appeal unless the court finds:(1) that the defendant is not likely to…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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