Legal Opinion
United States v. Botero
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided March 14, 1985No. 81-6018-CrPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER AFFIRMING PRETRIAL DETENTION
SPELLMAN, District Judge.
This is an appeal of a pretrial detention order issued by the Honorable Samuel J. Smargon, United States Magistrate. For the reasons detailed below, this Court agrees with Magistrate Smargon’s conclusion that the Defendant, Hernán Botero, poses a serious risk of flight and that no condition or combination of conditions would reasonably assure his appearance at trial. Accordingly, this Court affirms the order of pretrial detention.
BACKGROUND
The defendant, Hernán Botero, is a fifty-two year old Colombian citizen.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Weaver v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Kennedy v. Mendoza-MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Hopt v. People of Territory of UtahSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Cummings v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
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3Cited by5 opinions
- State v. MadisonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1995
- Government of the Virgin Islands v. TexidoSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 1996
- United States v. BoteroCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
- United States v. HurleyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
- United States v. Vincent "Mickey" HurleyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992