United States v. Carswell

DETENTION DECISION AND ORDER

SHARPE, United States Magistrate Judge.

I. Introduction

Pending is the government’s motion to detain Cornelius Carswell. After a hearing, the court found clear and convincing evidence that Carswell was a danger to the community, but not a flight risk. Despite that finding, the court ordered temporary detention and reserved decision on several issues, most of which implicate the court’s authority to detain at all. The parties were then afforded an opportunity to supplement the record, and did so.

The issues are as follows: (1) whether the court may consider an…