United States v. Johnson

MEMORANDUM OPINION

CHURCHILL, District Judge.

In this criminal matter, the Government’s motion for pretrial detention of Defendant MacNeal Johnson requires the Court to revisit its determination that the crime of being a felon in possession of a firearm is a “crime of violence” as contemplated by the Bail Reform Act. See United States v. Jones, 651 F.Supp. 1309, 1310 (E.D.Mich.1987) (interpreting “crime of violence” as defined by 18 U.S.C. § 3156(a)(4) and utilized in 18 U.S.C. § 3142(f)(1)(A)). Because the Court finds that subsequent interpretations of the term “crime of violence” have not…