Legal Opinion
United States v. Ronald J. Perholtz, United States of America v. Franklin W. Jackson, United States of America v. Gregory W. Fletcher
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 8, 1988No. 86-3032 to 86-3034PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellants, Perholtz, Jackson and Fletcher, moved for release pending appeal pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3143(b) (Supp. Ill 1985) and Fed.R.App.P. 9(b). After considering appellants’ arguments, we denied their motions by order filed October 19, 1987. This opinion states our rationale.
Section 3143(b), which was enacted by the Bail Reform Act of 1984, Pub.L. No. 98-473, § 203(a), 98 Stat. 1976, 1981, provides that “a person who has been found guilty of an offense and sentenced to a term of imprisonment, and who has filed an appeal” shall be detained unless the court finds “that the person is not…
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