Legal Opinion
United States v. Mitchell
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 13, 1994No. 94-1188PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Per curiam
Following his conviction on two arson-related offenses, defendant James Mitchell was ordered detained pending sentencing pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3143(a)(2). He now appeals from this order, alleging that the district court improperly characterized his offenses as “crimes of violence” within the meaning of the Bail Reform Act. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
The facts giving rise to these convictions, which defendant does not dispute for purposes of the instant appeal, can be summarized as follows. Defendant was the co-owner and operator of a private club in Boston named “Club 297.” In…
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