Legal Opinion
United States v. Mohammed Abuhamra
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 15, 2004No. Docket 04-2678-CRPublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RAGGI, Circuit Judge.
Mohammed Abuhamra, who is awaiting sentencing in the Western District of New York (Richard J. Arcara, Judge) on criminal charges of money laundering and dealing in contraband cigarettes, appeals from an April 22, 2004 order of that court denying his application for release on bail pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3143(a). The appeal presents a single question: whether a district court may rely on evidence submitted by the government ex parte and in camera to deny bail. We conclude that such submissions should generally not be entertained because they compromise a defendant’s due…
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