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United States v. Vicente Rosal Abad

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided December 19, 2003No. 03-3165PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RILEY, Circuit Judge.

Vicente Abad (Abad), a 26-year old resident alien, was arrested and indicted for traveling from his United States residence in Florida to Iowa to commit criminal sexual activity with a 13-year old girl Abad met in an Internet chat room for 13- and 14-year olds. The magistrate judge ordered Abad released pending trial. The district court denied the government’s appeal of the pretrial release order. Because we conclude the government (1) met its burden, by clear and convincing evidence, to show Abad is a danger to the community and (2) met its burden, by a preponderance of…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. United States v. MercedesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
  2. United States v. Fleet Wallace MaullCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
  3. United States v. Storie Lynn OrtaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
  4. United States v. Julio Gomez-Hernandez, United States of America v. Luis Alcaras-NavarroCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002
  5. Ernesto Guarro v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. Vilma Menendez-Donis v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
  2. United States v. ElbertCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
  3. United States v. PeckCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
  4. United States v. ChurchDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 2010
  5. United States v. Barrera-OmanaDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 2009

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