United States v. Allen

MEMORANDUM OPINION

GAUVEY, United States Magistrate Judge.

I. Overview

Clifford (“Jerome”) Allen, a convicted felon, is charged in a single count indictment for possession of a firearm after being convicted of an offense punishable by a term of imprisonment exceeding one year, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). Allen seeks pretrial release, but the Court concludes that his felon-in-possession offense constitutes a crime of violence for purposes of the Bail Reform Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3141 et seq., and the defendant should be detained.

II. Procedural and Factual Background

A grand jury indicted the…